boy's name

Cieran

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 583

Scotland

#859

2021 births

Cieran is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2004, when 52 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Cieran over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

305
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Cieran by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 116
2000s 305
2010s 30
2020s (to 2021) 3

How popular is Cieran?

In 2021, Cieran was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cieran is used

Scotland #859 3 in 2021
Ireland #877 3 in 2009
England & Wales #6,129 3 in 2021
United States #14,138 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cieran

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cieran also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cieran over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cieran

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cieran — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cieran

How popular is the name Cieran?

In 2021, Cieran was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cieran a girl's or a boy's name?

Cieran is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Cieran most popular?

Cieran peaked in 2004, when 52 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.