| Ciaran | Egan | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Little dark one | Little fire |
| Origin | Irish | irish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | KEER-awn | EE-gən |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 1959 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2025 (105) | 2019 (49) |
| In 2025 | 105 | 0 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Steady |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Ciaran | Egan |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 503 | 167 |
| 2010s | 688 | 325 |
| 2000s | 609 | 398 |
| 1990s | 303 | 156 |
| 1980s | 62 | 80 |
| 1970s | 17 | 65 |
| 1960s | 10 | 12 |
| 1950s | 6 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0 | 5 |
| 1910s | 0 | 6 |
Ciarán means “little dark one,” from ciar, “black.”
Anglicized form of the surname Mac Aodhagain, 'son of Aodhagan', where Aodhagan is a double diminutive of Aodh ('fire'). The fire sense is inherited from that root rather than the name itself.
Ciaran is more popular than Egan today: about 105 US babies were given the name Ciaran in 2025, compared with 0 named Egan.
Ciaran means Little dark one (Irish origin), while Egan means Little fire (irish origin).
In US records, Ciaran first appears in 1959 and Egan in 0, so Egan has the longer recorded history.