Kilian

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Primarily a boy's name · 99% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Killian or Kilian, as a given name, is an Anglicized version of the Irish name Cillian. The name Cillian was borne by several early Irish saints including missionaries to Artois and Franconia and the author of the life of St Brigid.

From Wikipedia

Kilian first appears in the data in 1970 and has been recorded in 45 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 212 babies (rank #1,032 that year). In 2024 it was given to 209 boys (rank #1,050). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Kilian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Kilian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2,539
Total babies (all years)
45
Years in the data
212
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19705#5,107
19726#4,731
19758#4,135
19766#5,300
19776#5,516
19786#5,457
19825#6,906
19846#5,998
198810#4,618
198912#4,415
199018#3,395
199116#3,745
199228#2,577
199320#3,319
199420#3,407
199525#2,890
199625#2,981
199720#3,533
199821#3,557
199925#3,238
200022#3,711
200132#2,903
200220#4,129
200321#4,059
200432#3,120
200526#3,677
200635#3,127
200736#3,163
200844#2,772
200947#2,642
201043#2,810
201140#2,932
201259#2,225
201341#2,824
201491#1,686
2015132#1,336
2016161#1,180
2017162#1,161
2018145#1,273
2019132#1,357
2020153#1,227
2021168#1,171
2022161#1,222
2023212#1,032
2024209#1,050