Kelian

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Kelian by the numbers

Kelian was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 10 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Kelian

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kelian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kellanbright-headed; form of Kellen506 in the US (2017)
  • Kiliansmall church; derived from Cillian162 in the US (2017)
  • Kylianchurch or conflict; related to Kylie or Killian53 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kelan32 in the US (2017)
  • Keian17 in the US (2017)
  • Kelin9 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kelian

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