Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 19% girls / 81% 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 Kieren 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 | #7,672 |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,091 |
| 1993 | 11 | #5,207 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,729 |
| 1996 | 9 | #6,288 |
| 1997 | 8 | #6,978 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,778 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,253 |
| 2000 | 19 | #4,147 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,594 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,578 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,412 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,357 |
| 2005 | 10 | #7,427 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,303 |
| 2007 | 10 | #7,916 |
| 2008 | 22 | #4,475 |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,674 |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,451 |
| 2011 | 28 | #3,739 |
| 2012 | 21 | #4,615 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,401 |
| 2014 | 26 | #3,966 |
| 2015 | 14 | #6,160 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,201 |
| 2017 | 17 | #5,419 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,431 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,268 |
| 2020 | 10 | #7,825 |
| 2021 | 13 | #6,524 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,374 |
| 2023 | 12 | #7,111 |
| 2024 | 15 | #6,023 |
