Cian is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “ancient.” In 2024 it was given to 115 boys in the United States.
Cian belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “ancient” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Cian first appears in Social Security records in 1976. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1039 in 2007, and in 2024 115 babies received the name — 3,575 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Cian means “ancient” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Cian is a boy name. In 2024, 115 babies received the name in the US.
Cian comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Cian first appears in US records in 1976. Its best-ever ranking was #1039 in 2007, and 115 babies were given the name in 2024.
Cian is pronounced /ˈciənˠ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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