Ciaran Forename
35,950th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 21,391 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland
Ciaran Forename User-submission:
It is an Irish name, which means 'little dark one'. It comes from the word ciar, meaning 'dark haired' or 'black haired' when applied to humans.
Ciaran Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100% | 8,363 | 1:555 | 121 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 6,596 | 1:279 | 56 |
| England | 100% | 3,172 | 1:17,529 | 1,161 |
| United States | 95% | 820 | 1:442,118 | 12,156 |
| Australia | - | 592 | 1:23,070 | 1,539 |
| Scotland | 100% | 360 | 1:14,862 | 844 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Thailand | 100% | 211 | 1:332,065 | 18,067 |
| Canada | 100% | 207 | 1:160,065 | 6,673 |
| New Zealand | - | 162 | 1:28,000 | 1,909 |
| Wales | 99% | 130 | 1:23,802 | 1,212 |
| South Africa | 100% | 117 | 1:466,091 | 22,847 |
| France | 100% | 48 | 1:1,384,799 | 9,425 |
| Germany | 100% | 46 | 1:2,101,693 | 11,934 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 44 | 1:384,138 | 10,738 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 20 | 1:410,675 | 7,094 |
| Brazil | - | 19 | 1:11,275,587 | 133,736 |
| Spain | 100% | 17 | 1:2,737,057 | 13,172 |
| Guernsey | - | 16 | 1:3,958 | 490 |
| Sweden | 100% | 15 | 1:657,194 | 15,298 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Jersey | - | 13 | 1:7,691 | 755 |
| Norway | 100% | 11 | 1:466,575 | 8,612 |
| Belgium | 100% | 10 | 1:1,149,004 | 13,254 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Italy | - | 8 | 1:7,632,761 | 27,464 |
| Austria | 100% | 8 | 1:1,064,275 | 7,469 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Singapore | - | 6 | 1:1,047,842 | 15,242 |
| Denmark | - | 6 | 1:941,583 | 11,543 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Isle of Man | - | 4 | 1:21,256 | 352 |
| South Korea | - | 3 | 1:1,848,140 | 23,578 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| Lithuania | - | 2 | 1:1,475,941 | 3,949 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Vietnam | - | 2 | 1:46,311,556 | 7,272 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Philippines | 100% | 2 | 1:53,004,738 | 452,678 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| India | - | 1 | 1:1,214,877,971 | 4,759,450 |
| Argentina | 100% | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Ethiopia | - | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Hungary | - | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mexico | 100% | 1 | 1:124,144,427 | 140,512 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
The alternate forms: Ciarán (772), Ciaràn (1) & Cìaràn (1) are calculated separately.
Ciaran (127) may also be a surname.
Ciaran Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is an Irish name, which means 'little dark one'. It comes from the word ciar, meaning 'dark haired' or 'black haired' when applied to humans.
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