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Cian

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Cian is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “ancient, enduring”. In 2025 it ranked 265th for boys in the UK (196 babies) and 1,310th for boys in the US (148 babies).

What does Cian mean?

Irish: from Old Irish cian

“ancient, enduring”

In Irish mythology Cian was the father of the hero-god Lugh.

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Is Cian a girl's or a boy's name?

Cian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 196 boys in the UK and 148 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Cian in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#265among boys
Babies in 2025
196about 1 in 1,500 boys
Five-year trend
Steadydown 5% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 196 boys in the UK were named Cian, making it the 265th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 273rd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 295 boys.

Half of all the boys named Cian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 564 boys in the UK were given Cian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #115, up from #265 for this spelling alone.

Among boys in 2025, it was 338th in England and Wales, 126th in Scotland and 72nd in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 295 in 20102025
Cian in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025196#265
2024196#268
2023180#283
2022174#294
2021207#263
2020189#273
2019202#266
2018213#264
2017207#281
2016242#253
2015231#259
2014254#246
2013259#228
2012224#250
2011254#226
2010295#203
2009258#211
2008274#197
2007260#203
2006271#187
2005286#179
2004268#174
2003233#184
2002208#192
2001173#208
2000168#210
1999110#290
199879#344
199774#365
199668#369

How popular is Cian in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,310among boys
Babies in 2025
148about 1 in 12,000 boys
Five-year trend
Steadymuch the same
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 148 boys in the US were named Cian, making it the 1,310th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,460th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 181 boys. It first appears in the records in 1976.

Half of all the boys named Cian in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 1,212 boys in the US were given Cian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #292, up from #1,310 for this spelling alone.

1976Busiest: 181 in 20072025
Cian in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025148#1,310
2024115#1,530
2023126#1,440
2022136#1,374
2021150#1,267
2020118#1,460
2019127#1,394
2018145#1,261
2017163#1,156
2016156#1,208
2015155#1,190
2014152#1,205
2013130#1,321
2012142#1,244
2011114#1,440
2010129#1,323
2009139#1,266
2008153#1,169
2007181#1,038
2006140#1,194
2005120#1,281
2004117#1,278
2003103#1,334
200280#1,540
200182#1,477
200069#1,662
199952#1,876
199849#1,954
199732#2,498
199637#2,213
199526#2,757
199420#3,320
199310#5,353
199219#3,331
19915#8,228
199010#4,986
198912#4,265
19889#4,781
19870–
19869#4,453
19859#4,328
19840–
19830–
19826#5,617
19818#4,507
19806#5,523
197910#3,808
19780–
19770–
19765#5,584

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