Boys' name · since 1959
Ciaran
Ciaran has 2,198 recorded births since 1959 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,615 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,198
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ciaran currently ranks #1615 among boys' names in America, with 2,198 babies recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Ciaran recorded 2,198 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #1615 nationally today, ahead of 88% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #3,099 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,615 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,198 born since 1959
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ciaran ranks #3,099 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,615 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,198 born since 1959, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,099 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,615 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,198
- born since 1959
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ciaran's 2,198 recorded births place it above 93.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Ciaran compares
2,198 Top 21% higher than 79% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ciaran's all-time total is 6x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ciaran | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 105 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ciaran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ciaran splits its recorded history at 2002: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 105 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ciaran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 105
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Ciaran popularity over time - girls
35 total births recorded since 1971 (Ciaran as girls' name)
Ciaran by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (688 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Ciaran's strongest decade.
688 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Ciaran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 6
1950s
6 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 1970s 17
1970s
17 births
- 1980s 62
1980s
62 births
- 1990s
1990s
303 births
- 2000s
2000s
609 births
- 2010s
2010s
688 births
- 2020s
2020s
503 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 688 births (31% of all-time use).
How Ciaran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ciaran's total volume
Ciaran by state
Where Ciaran concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 271 | 12.3% |
| #2 | California | | 238 | 10.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 99 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 70 | 3.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 46 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 37 | 1.7% |
| #7 | Texas | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Colorado | | 12 | 0.5% |
271 of 2,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Ciaran appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ciaran's data
- Ciaran's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (688 total births) through the 2020s (503) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ciarans (271 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ciaran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Ciaran 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.