Cían

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cían: 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
#143highest recorded position

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Rising

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	#401
2019	#257
2020	#324
2021	#296
2022	#154
2023	#143
2024	#187
2025	#198

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

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

What the data shows

RisingRepublic 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 #401 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: #143 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #198 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: #143 in Republic of Ireland in 2023.

Cían'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	#198	24	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#187	26	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#143	38	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	37	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#296	15	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#324	13	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#257	18	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#401	9	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

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

Cían was ranked #143 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.

Eric#141
Caleb#142
Hudson#143
Jordan#143
Andrew#146
Casey#146
Hugh#146
Levi#146

What is known about Cían

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: #143 in Republic of Ireland in 2023. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.