Ciaran

KEER-an

Irish

"little dark one"

Ciaran Origin and Meaning

The name Ciaran is a boy's name of Irish origin meaning "little dark one".

Extremely popular in Ireland, Ciaran is also well used in England and is beginning to be adopted by parents in the U.S., though usually via the more American-friendly Kieran spelling. The Irish spelling is, however, becoming more familiar on this side of the Atlantic, due to the rising popularity of Belfast-born actor Ciaran Hinds.

Although it was the name of twenty-six saints in Ireland, Ciaran was not used as a secular name there until the 1950s.

Ciaran Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 983 on Nameberry

Ciaran Popularity

• 983 Nameberry 2024
• 886 Unique 2022
• 873 England 2021
• 79 Ireland 2017

20 Names Similar to Ciaran

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• Cian
• Cillian
• Tiernan
• Ciara
• Kieran
• Eoin
• Caelan
• Keiran
• Lorcan
• Eamon
• Callan
• Tadhg
• Sinead
• Roisin
• Caoimhe
• Cormac
• Conor
• Ronan
• Calum
• Sean

Famous People Named Ciaran

• Ciaran Hinds Northern Irish actor
• Ciaran Gerard Carson Northern Irish novelist and poet
• Ciaran Patrick O'Brien American soccer player
• Ciaran Clark English,Irish footballer
• Ciaran Gribbin Northern Irish singer,songwriter
• Ciaran Fitzgerald Irish rugby union player
• Ciaran Hearn Canadian rugby union player
• Ciaran McDonald Northern Irish music artist

Ciaran in Pop Culture

• Ciaran McCarthy character on British soap "Coronation Street"