Cian

Last seen for girls in 2007 at #17,636 · #1,310 for boys in 2025, 148 births
Given to boys 99.3% of the time

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Peak · boys
2007 · 181 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
3,724
since 1976

Cian over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Cian has never cracked the top 1,000 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202008peak #1,038, 2007boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,310148
2024#1,530115
2023#1,440126
2022#1,374136
2021#1,267150
2020#1,460118
2019#1,394127
2018#1,261145
2017#1,156163
2016#1,208156
2015#1,190155
2014#1,205152
2013#1,321130
2012#1,244142
2011#1,440114
2010#1,323129
2009#1,266139
2008#1,169153
2007#17,6365#1,038181
2006#1,194140
2005#1,282120
2004#10,6909#1,280117
2003#1,335103
2002#1,54380
2001#1,48182
2000#1,66669
1999#12,6886#1,87952
1998#11,1387#1,95749
1997#2,50232
1996#2,21837
1995#2,76226
1994#3,32620
1993#5,36010
1992#3,33819
1991#8,2365
1990#4,99310
1989#4,27112
1988#4,7869
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First appearance
1976

The first year at least five boys were named Cian! It came in at #5,587, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1976–1978, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Cian is popular in 2008

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedNHWashington: #787 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,207 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMNIllinois: #922 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 8,306 boysILWisconsin: #726 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,871 boysWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMINew York: #1,033 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,920 boysNYMassachusetts: #542 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,575 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedRIOregon: #543 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,356 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #759 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 7,096 boysPANew Jersey: #645 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 5,065 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,319 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 18,155 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedUTColorado: #738 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,935 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #697 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,372 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedDEArizona: #905 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,681 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cian, so not publishedHITexas: #2,007 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 31,533 boysTXFlorida: #1,125 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 11,167 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Massachusetts#542 · 1 in 4,575
  2. Oregon#543 · 1 in 3,356
  3. New Jersey#645 · 1 in 5,065
  4. Virginia#697 · 1 in 5,372
  5. Wisconsin#726 · 1 in 5,871

Best ever in a state: #302 in Massachusetts, 2007.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Massachusetts#54271 in 4,575
Oregon#54361 in 3,356
New Jersey#64591 in 5,065
Virginia#69781 in 5,372
Wisconsin#72651 in 5,871
Colorado#73851 in 5,935
Pennsylvania#75991 in 7,096
Washington#78761 in 6,207
Arizona#90551 in 8,681
Illinois#92291 in 8,306
New York#1,033111 in 9,920
Florida#1,12591 in 11,167
California#1,319141 in 18,155
Texas#2,00761 in 31,533
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Cian
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 220 spots since 2024 (#1,530#1,310)
  • 150 spots since 2020 (#1,460#1,310)
  • 120 spots since 2015 (#1,190#1,310)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1976
  • Peaked 2007 at #1,038 (181 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 11,356
  • Highest: 1 in 11,356 boys born in 2017 were named Cian (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 11,541 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #1,038 in 2007, was only 1 in 11,466 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 37.9% of all boys named Cian (1,413) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s15#3,810 (1979)#4,699
1980s59#4,271 (1989)#4,786
1990s260#1,879 (1999)#3,657
2000s1,184#1,038 (2007)#1,325
2010s1,413#1,156 (2017)#1,274
2020s793#1,267 (2021)#1,397

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Cian in 2008

boys
#1,169
153 births · 1 in 13,334 boys

Top boys' names in 2008

  1. #1Jacob22,621
  2. #2Michael20,652
  3. #3Ethan20,223
  4. #4Joshua19,231
  5. #5Daniel19,032
  6. #6Alexander18,711
  7. #7Anthony18,417
  8. #8William18,403
  9. #9Christopher17,966
  10. #10Matthew17,604
  11. #1,169Cian153
More about 2008

boys

2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 13,334 of them was named Cian, which outranked 92.0% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cian
  1. #1,165Benny155
  2. #1,165Sami155
  3. #1,168Kalvin154
  4. #1,169Cian153
  5. #1,169Augustine153
  6. #1,169Ely153
  7. #1,169Jaxton153
  8. #1,175Ameer152
  9. #1,175Briar152
  10. #1,175Ramses152

Tied with 5 names at #1,169; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2007
Risers
  1. 2,801Urijah#3,687#886
  2. 1,035Jadiel#1,912#877
  3. 790Aaden#1,132#342
  4. 676Chace#1,337#661
  5. 500Marley#1,263#763
Fallers
  1. 688Kelan#977#1,665
  2. 286Talen#990#1,276
  3. 281Nery#901#1,182
  4. 250Kellan#883#1,133
  5. 250Efren#977#1,227

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2008