Boys' name · since 1997
Cianan
Cianan has 30 recorded births since 1997 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #25,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cianan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 30 have been recorded since 1997.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cianan has been recorded 30 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2009.
- #25,781 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 30 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Cianan ranks #25,781 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 30 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #25,781 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 30
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Cianan's 30 recorded births place it above 42.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Cianan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Cianan's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Cianan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2009
- Peak year (2009)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Cianan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (19 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Cianan's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Cianan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 19 births (63% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Cianan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~12 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1997–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Cianan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.