UK boy's name
Ciaron
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2011. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ciaron is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Ciaron popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2011 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4647, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 17 births.
This profile covers 115 England and Wales registrations across 16 recorded years from 1996 to 2011. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 18% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 132 living people in the UK are called Ciaron. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2012 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ciaron ranked #4647 for boys in England and Wales in 2011, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 17 boys were registered as Ciaron.
- • Ciaron ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #235 in 2004.
- • About 132 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ciaron as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4647
2011
Births in 2011
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
17 births
Estimated living
132
2026
Popularity
Ciaron over time
The chart below shows babies named Ciaron registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2011. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ciaron, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2011, compared with 17 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ciaron by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ciaron was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #4663 | 6 | 2 |
| 2000s | #2256 | 82 | 10 |
| 1990s | #1897 | 27 | 4 |
Geography
Where Ciaron is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Ciaron. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Ciaron ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #235 in 2004.
Across the UK
Ciaron in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#490 in 2004
2 years of NRS records, 6 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#235 in 2004
3 years of NISRA records, 12 total registered
Related
Names similar to Ciaron
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Ciaron: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ciaron in the UK right now?
In 2011, Ciaron was ranked #4647 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Ciaron most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 17 babies registered as Ciaron in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ciaron in the UK?
A total of 115 babies have been registered as Ciaron across the 16 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 6 more in Scotland and 12 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Ciaron most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Ciaron ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #235 in 2004. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.