Ciarán Forename

295,418th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 772 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Ciarán 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.

Ciarán Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland-5741:8,090645
England
100%
671:829,89414,802
Northern Ireland
100%
541:34,1321,114
Australia-151:910,50811,282
Netherlands
100%
141:1,207,29218,951
United States-91:40,281,886265,873
Sweden
100%
91:1,095,32321,139
Canada-51:6,626,67458,631
United Arab Emirates-31:2,383,99875,650
Scotland-31:1,783,45514,297
France-31:22,156,78046,973
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Germany-21:48,338,93872,742
Switzerland-21:4,106,74825,883
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
South Africa-11:54,532,649471,300
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Czechia-11:10,656,16211,509
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377

The alternate forms: Ciaran (21,391), Ciaràn (1) & Cìaràn (1) are calculated separately.

Ciarán 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.

- lilyaskey

Ciarán Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciaran9421,391/
Ciaràn941/
Cìaràn891/
Ciaron83244/
Cairán831/
Ciarain7723/
Ciarran7710/
Ciarron773/
Ciarhan772/
Ciarann772/
Ciatron771/
Ciarone771/
Ciarand771/
Ciarahn771/
Ciaraan771/
Caran7323,200/
Caron7315,579/
Corán731/
Zarán731/
Ciaranne713/
Charan67257,607/
Charon676,893/
Cairon672,483/
Carron672,471/
Cairan671,114/
Caroyn67134/
Cayron67107/
Carran6797/
Ceiron6755/
Carann6742/
Carean6739/
Careyn6735/
Cioran6732/
Ceiran6722/
Carzon6722/
Carain6721/
Caaron6719/
Carein6719/
Caronn6716/
Cayran6715/
Cauran6714/
Czaron6711/
Carohn6711/
Caroon6711/
Carhon6710/
Cearon679/
Ciaram677/
Carhan677/
Caroun677/
Cearan675/
Carzan675/
Caroin675/
Caraan673/
Cauron672/
Ca'ron671/
Ciaraanne671/
Caaran671/
Cajran671/
Cajron671/
Carayn671/
Caraun671/
Ciarehane671/
Charón671/
Cáiron671/

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