Cian

Cian

Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: Irish

Meaning

Cian is a Gaelic given name meaning "ancient". Cian was the eighth most popular Irish boy's name in Ireland in 2003, and the fourteenth most popular in 2015. Anglicisations of Cian include Kian or Kyan.

From Wikipedia

Cian first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2010 with 233 babies (rank #211 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Cian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Cian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,566

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

233

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	65	#356
1997	69	#346
1998	66	#357
1999	101	#276
2000	133	#226
2001	143	#214
2002	174	#196
2003	194	#194
2004	229	#177
2005	227	#187
2006	222	#196
2007	209	#216
2008	214	#214
2009	193	#235
2010	233	#211
2011	194	#249
2012	179	#265
2013	201	#248
2014	180	#270
2015	151	#309
2016	157	#308

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#356

1997

#346

1998

#357

1999

101

#276

2000

133

#226

2001

143

#214

2002

174

#196

2003

194

#194

2004

229

#177

2005

227

#187

2006

222

#196

2007

209

#216

2008

214

#214

2009

193

#235

2010

233

#211

2011

194

#249

2012

179

#265

2013

201

#248

2014

180

#270

2015

151

#309

2016

157

#308

Meaning

Numerology of Cian

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail