Ciaran
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Ciaran
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 is also given to girls, where it ranks #15421 in the US.
Pronounced KEER-un.
As of October 2026, Ciaran ranked #15421 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6728 in 1971.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,798 | 83 | 43.2 |
| 2015 | #1,959 | 74 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | #2,094 | 67 | 35.3 |
| 2017 | #2,218 | 60 | 32.4 |
| 2018 | #2,238 | 61 | 33.6 |
| 2019 | #2,269 | 61 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,049 | 69 | 40 |
| 2021 | #2,064 | 71 | 40.6 |
| 2022 | #1,893 | 83 | 47.5 |
| 2023 | #1,914 | 82 | 47.9 |
| 2024 | #1,776 | 92 | 53.4 |
| 2025 | #1,609 | 105 | 61.5 |
World rankings
Ciaran for boys
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Ciaran on lists
Famous Ciarans
- Ciaran HindsBoy
Northern Irish actor
- Ciaran Gerard CarsonBoy
Northern Irish novelist and poet
- Ciaran Patrick O'BrienBoy
American soccer player
- Ciaran ClarkBoy
English,Irish footballer
- Ciaran GribbinBoy
Northern Irish singer,songwriter
- Ciaran FitzgeraldBoy
Irish rugby union player
- Ciaran HearnBoy
Canadian rugby union player
- Ciaran McDonaldBoy
Northern Irish music artist
Ciaran in pop culture
- Ciaran McCarthyBoy
character on British soap "Coronation Street"