Cian
Boy · KEE-an · Irish
Big in ScotlandBig in Northern Ireland
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.
Cian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 196 | #265 |
| 2024 | 196 | #268 |
| 2023 | 180 | #283 |
| 2022 | 174 | #294 |
| 2021 | 207 | #263 |
| 2020 | 189 | #273 |
| 2019 | 202 | #266 |
| 2018 | 213 | #264 |
| 2017 | 207 | #281 |
| 2016 | 242 | #253 |
| 2015 | 231 | #259 |
| 2014 | 254 | #246 |
| 2013 | 259 | #228 |
| 2012 | 224 | #250 |
| 2011 | 254 | #226 |
| 2010 | 295 | #203 |
| 2009 | 258 | #211 |
| 2008 | 274 | #197 |
| 2007 | 260 | #203 |
| 2006 | 271 | #187 |
| 2005 | 286 | #179 |
| 2004 | 268 | #174 |
| 2003 | 233 | #184 |
| 2002 | 208 | #192 |
| 2001 | 173 | #208 |
| 2000 | 168 | #210 |
| 1999 | 110 | #290 |
| 1998 | 79 | #344 |
| 1997 | 74 | #365 |
| 1996 | 68 | #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.
Cian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | #1,310 |
| 2024 | 115 | #1,530 |
| 2023 | 126 | #1,440 |
| 2022 | 136 | #1,374 |
| 2021 | 150 | #1,267 |
| 2020 | 118 | #1,460 |
| 2019 | 127 | #1,394 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,261 |
| 2017 | 163 | #1,156 |
| 2016 | 156 | #1,208 |
| 2015 | 155 | #1,190 |
| 2014 | 152 | #1,205 |
| 2013 | 130 | #1,321 |
| 2012 | 142 | #1,244 |
| 2011 | 114 | #1,440 |
| 2010 | 129 | #1,323 |
| 2009 | 139 | #1,266 |
| 2008 | 153 | #1,169 |
| 2007 | 181 | #1,038 |
| 2006 | 140 | #1,194 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1,281 |
| 2004 | 117 | #1,278 |
| 2003 | 103 | #1,334 |
| 2002 | 80 | #1,540 |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,477 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,662 |
| 1999 | 52 | #1,876 |
| 1998 | 49 | #1,954 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,213 |
| 1995 | 26 | #2,757 |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,320 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,353 |
| 1992 | 19 | #3,331 |
| 1991 | 5 | #8,228 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 9 | #4,781 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 9 | #4,453 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,507 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 10 | #3,808 |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
Names like Cian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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