Pronunciation
Coo-awn
Meaning
Little hound
Alternate spellings
Cúán; Cúan; Cuan
Fun fact
The fada makes the ending stretch into ‘awn’. I also feature shorter-sounding forms, so this is a name to hear as well as read.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Cuán, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
#141Rank among boy names in 202538Babies registered in 2025
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #141 |
| 2024 | 33 | #153 |
| 2023 | 36 | #150 |
| 2022 | 26 | #198 |
| 2021 | 23 | #215 |
| 2020 | 26 | #193 |
| 2019 | 15 | #295 |
| 2018 | 17 | #269 |
| 2017 | 31 | #188 |
| 2016 | 9 | #389 |
| 2015 | 16 | #280 |
| 2014 | 18 | #267 |
| 2013 | 16 | #282 |
| 2012 | 11 | #354 |
| 2011 | 14 | #308 |
| 2010 | 20 | #257 |
| 2009 | 8 | #404 |
| 2008 | 12 | #328 |
| 2007 | 10 | #326 |
| 2006 | 10 | #295 |
| 2005 | 9 | #283 |
| 2004 | 13 | #226 |
| 2003 | 4 | #423 |
| 2002 | 6 | #313 |
| 2001 | 4 | #347 |
| 2000 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1999 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1998 | 4 | #324 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1995 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1994 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1993 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1992 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1991 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1990 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1989 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1988 | 3 | #319 |
| 1987 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1986 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1985 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1984 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1983 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1982 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1980 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1979 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1978 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1977 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1976 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1975 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1974 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1973 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1972 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1969 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.