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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tells me “Trying too hard to be unique”.[/quote]

How is it unique? Ciaran is a wildly-popular name in Ireland.

In my family, most of whom are second-to-fourth-generation Americans from Ireland and Wales, Americanizing the spelling of a Gaelic name would be the move that would have others scratching their heads. We spelled our children's names the Gaelic way-- Niamh (not Neve), Aine (not Anya), and Cillian (not Killian). It isn't unique; it is honoring our heritage. [/quote]

Hate to break it to you, but Ciaran is not “wildly popular” in Ireland. If you wanted that, you’d name your kid Jack.

https://www.cso.ie/en/releasesandpublications/ep/p-ibn/irishbabiesnames2022/mainresults/[/quote]

That's the statistic for 2022. You do realize there are far more people born in years outside of 2022 than there are born in 2022?

Ciaran is the name of 26 different saints, and it has been a very popular name in Ireland, especially in certain regions, since at least the 1950s. Taking into account that I still have aunts, uncles, and many dozens of cousins living across the Republic, and I am intimately involved with one of the societies of Ireland, Iso I interact with hundreds of Irish people,, 'll stand by my claim that it is a wildly popular name in Ireland. 
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