Is Ciaran a boy or girl name?
Ciaran is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 92 boys were named Ciaran, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 2,122 US babies named Ciaran were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,776
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Ciaran since 1959
- 2,122
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 92 babies
Boys and girls named Ciaran, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 17 | 7 | 29.2% |
| 1980s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 303 | 7 | 2.3% |
| 2000s | 609 | 16 | 2.6% |
| 2010s | 688 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 397 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 92 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 82 | #1,914 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 83 | #1,893 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 71 | #2,064 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,269 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 61 | #2,238 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 60 | #2,218 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 67 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 83 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 81 | #1,783 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 61 | #2,176 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 78 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,148 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 74 | #1,926 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 79 | #1,841 | 6 | #15,812 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,001 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 63 | #2,086 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,063 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,884 | 5 | #16,666 |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,909 | 5 | #16,299 |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 49 | #2,124 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 41 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 48 | #1,992 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,136 | 7 | #11,096 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,259 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,698 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 38 | #2,126 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 17 | #3,634 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 17 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 8 | #5,919 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,481 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,210 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 12 | #3,765 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,925 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,067 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,538 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,926 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,995 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,025 | 7 | #6,728 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,227 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 6 | #3,669 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Ciaran reached #1,776 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #6,728 in 1971. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Ciaran
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.