Primarily a boy's name · 91% boys
Ciarán or Ciaran is a traditionally male given name of Irish and Scottish origin. It means "little dark one" or "little dark-haired one", produced by appending a diminutive suffix to ciar. It is the masculine version of the name Ciara.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kieran yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 8 | #3,253 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,358 |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,562 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,692 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,567 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,455 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,122 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,778 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,050 |
| 1934 | 9 | #2,662 |
| 1935 | 5 | #3,925 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,826 |
| 1938 | 8 | #2,764 |
| 1939 | 7 | #2,989 |
| 1940 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,775 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,080 |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,391 |
| 1945 | 5 | #3,558 |
| 1946 | 15 | #1,921 |
| 1947 | 12 | #2,313 |
| 1948 | 11 | #2,387 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,711 |
| 1950 | 18 | #1,784 |
| 1951 | 12 | #2,310 |
| 1952 | 18 | #1,832 |
| 1953 | 20 | #1,744 |
| 1954 | 12 | #2,375 |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,523 |
| 1956 | 22 | #1,701 |
| 1957 | 28 | #1,502 |
| 1958 | 34 | #1,330 |
| 1959 | 32 | #1,397 |
| 1960 | 37 | #1,309 |
| 1961 | 39 | #1,273 |
| 1962 | 33 | #1,379 |
| 1963 | 33 | #1,367 |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,251 |
| 1965 | 46 | #1,101 |
| 1966 | 39 | #1,209 |
| 1967 | 42 | #1,157 |
| 1968 | 35 | #1,300 |
| 1969 | 31 | #1,454 |
| 1970 | 44 | #1,256 |
| 1971 | 53 | #1,130 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,705 |
| 1973 | 39 | #1,338 |
| 1974 | 36 | #1,458 |
| 1975 | 42 | #1,352 |
| 1976 | 35 | #1,562 |
| 1977 | 43 | #1,400 |
| 1978 | 47 | #1,336 |
| 1979 | 50 | #1,310 |
| 1980 | 43 | #1,457 |
| 1981 | 50 | #1,319 |
| 1982 | 59 | #1,214 |
| 1983 | 49 | #1,341 |
| 1984 | 74 | #1,038 |
| 1985 | 65 | #1,162 |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,222 |
| 1987 | 60 | #1,263 |
| 1988 | 64 | #1,288 |
| 1989 | 84 | #1,157 |
| 1990 | 109 | #1,018 |
| 1991 | 105 | #1,060 |
| 1992 | 125 | #964 |
| 1993 | 192 | #755 |
| 1994 | 233 | #680 |
| 1995 | 265 | #638 |
| 1996 | 278 | #624 |
| 1997 | 259 | #644 |
| 1998 | 292 | #625 |
| 1999 | 319 | #597 |
| 2000 | 416 | #528 |
| 2001 | 410 | #534 |
| 2002 | 399 | #556 |
| 2003 | 429 | #538 |
| 2004 | 425 | #544 |
| 2005 | 408 | #571 |
| 2006 | 445 | #563 |
| 2007 | 450 | #571 |
| 2008 | 502 | #533 |
| 2009 | 528 | #510 |
| 2010 | 469 | #540 |
| 2011 | 562 | #474 |
| 2012 | 470 | #554 |
| 2013 | 471 | #558 |
| 2014 | 483 | #576 |
| 2015 | 560 | #512 |
| 2016 | 539 | #539 |
| 2017 | 567 | #512 |
| 2018 | 577 | #498 |
| 2019 | 581 | #493 |
| 2020 | 556 | #515 |
| 2021 | 598 | #492 |
| 2022 | 620 | #490 |
| 2023 | 636 | #477 |
| 2024 | 713 | #440 |
