Ciaran
Ciaran is a boy name of Irish origin, meaning Little dark one.
What Ciaran means
Little dark one.
Ciaran sits at 6 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Ciaran comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Ciaran is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Ciaran?
Ciaran sits outside the top 100 boy names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.
The character of Ciaran
Ciaran sits in our the long-established classics group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.
Themes: Classic
Names like Ciaran
These share Ciaran's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Daithi — Swift and nimble; beloved.
- Desmond — From South Munster.
- Kieran — Little dark one.
- Seamus — Supplanter; one who follows.
- Sullivan — Dark eyes.
- Caitlin — Pure.
- Cassidy — Curly-haired; clever.
- Ciara — Dark-haired one.
- Keira — Little dark-haired one.
- Sile — Youthful.
- Siobhan — God is gracious.
- Alexander — Defender of the people.