Ciarán

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Ciarán: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

1registrar recorded it
8times a registrar ranked it
8years from first to last
#115highest recorded position

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 2018–2025

How to read this chart

A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2018	#117
2019	#118
2020	#129
2021	#153
2022	#157
2023	#115
2024	#200
2025	#149

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 2018 to 2025.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 2018–2025 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

First recorded2018
First recorded at #117 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #149 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 2018 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #115 in Republic of Ireland in 2023.

Ciarán's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#149	35	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#200	24	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#115	49	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#157	36	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#153	37	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#129	47	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#118	56	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#117	55	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

Ciarán was ranked #115 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2023. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Blake#113
Dáire#115
Eoghan#115
Tiernan#115
Caolán#119
Iarlaith#119
Jackson#119
Myles#119

What is known about Ciarán

How to read this

How often it is registered: Official record; 1 official registrar, 2018–2025.
Meaning: Not established; Not researched yet.
Origin: Not established; Not researched yet.
Pronunciation: Not established; Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 2018 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #115 in Republic of Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.