Ciaron
Boy name · 6 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Ciaron: 6 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 1997.
Ciaron is a classic Gaelic name, the Irish and Scottish form of Ciaran, which derives from the Old Irish word "ciar" meaning "dark" or "black," often interpreted as "little dark one." Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, one of Ireland's Twelve Apostles of Ireland, was a revered 6th-century monastic founder. The name also belongs to Ciarán Bourke, a founding member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners. While no major places are directly named after bearers of Ciaron, the root "ciar" appears in the place name Ciarraí, the Irish for County Kerry. A notable variant is the more common spelling Kieran, which has long been popular in Scotland, while Ciaron keeps the traditional Gaelic look.
Boy 2 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 19973 babies
- Latest (2004)
- #4903 babies
- Total births
- 6since 1997
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y