Ciaran
Meaning
"little dark one"
Origin: Irish Gaelic
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #1,779
- Total SSA Count
- 92
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Kier, Ciar
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"little dark one"
Origin: Irish Gaelic
"creative coinage; possibly the one from Latvia or the one who is Tivia"
Origin: American English
Ciaran is more popular, ranked #1779 vs #34906 for Lativia.
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Ciaran is more popular, ranked #1779 compared to Lativia at #34906 in the United States.
Ciaran means "little dark one" (Irish Gaelic origin). Lativia means "creative coinage; possibly the one from Latvia or the one who is Tivia" (American English origin).
Ciaran is primarily a boy name. Lativia is primarily a girl name.