US rank #1531 Boys' name Peak 2007 3,575 births

Cian — #1531 US boys' name

3,575 babies named Cian in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s591990s2602000s11842010s14122020s645
#1531
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Cian was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

181 babies were named Cian in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Cian

The Social Security Administration has registered 3,575 babies named Cian between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cian currently holds the #1531 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 181 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cian performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,412 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Cian shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 388 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Cian in 26 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cian in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 3,575 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Cian at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

3,575

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2007

181 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#1,531

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Cian popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
181
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
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Cian popularity over time — girls

27 total births recorded since 1998 (Cian as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 27 births
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Cian by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,412 births that decade — 39% of Cian's all-time total
1970s151980s591990s2602000s11842010s14122020s645

Cian by state

Where Cian concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Cian
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
388 10.9%
#2 New York
357 10.0%
#3 Massachusetts
220 6.2%
#4 Pennsylvania
164 4.6%
#5 Texas
149 4.2%
#6 Florida
130 3.6%
#7 Illinois
105 2.9%
#8 New Jersey
84 2.3%
California share of Cian's total US births 10.9%
Even split

388 of 3,575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.

Cian appears in 26 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Cian?
3,575 babies have been named Cian since 1976. It currently ranks #1531 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 181 births.
When was Cian most popular?
Cian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,412 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Cian most popular?
The top states for the name Cian are California (388 births), New York (357 births), Massachusetts (220 births).
How long has the name Cian been used?
Cian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Cian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ciaran, Cianan, Ciara, Ciano. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.