Cian Boy
How popular is Cian?
#1,310 boy name in 2025
148 baby boys were named Cian in the US in 2025, making it the 1310th most popular boy name.
Cian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,310 for boys (▲ 220 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 148 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-5% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,190 in 2015, #1,460 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (181 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,038 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1976 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Cian counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Cian family of names ranked #1,039 for boys in 2025 (#1,132 the year before), with 183 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cian | 148 | 81% |
| Cyan | 25 | 14% |
| Cyon | 5 | 3% |
| Cion | 5 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Cian is most popular
Babies named Cian per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Massachusetts: 0.2 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- New Jersey: 0.2 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (64 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.1 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (29 boys)
Cian by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15 | #3,808 |
| 1980s | 59 | #4,265 |
| 1990s | 260 | #1,876 |
| 2000s | 1,184 | #1,038 |
| 2010s | 1,413 | #1,156 |
| 2020s | 793 | #1,267 |
Boy names about as popular as Cian
Questions
- Is Cian a boy or girl name?
- Cian is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Cian were boys.
- How popular is the name Cian?
- 148 baby boys were named Cian in the US in 2025, making it the 1310th most popular boy name.
- When was Cian most popular?
- Cian peaked in 2007, when 181 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,038 in 2007.
- How many people are named Cian?
- 3,751 babies have been named Cian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,710 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Cian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Cian was most common in Massachusetts, at 0.2 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.