Kilian
A boys’ name of Irish origin, meaning small church; derived from Cillian.
Kilian by the numbers
In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Kilian. In the US, 162 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kilian. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Killiansmall church; bright-headed1,513 in the US (2017)
- Kylianchurch or conflict; related to Kylie or Killian53 in England and Wales (2025)
- Kilansmall and graceful; a form of Kilian11 in the US (2017)
- Kilyansmall and graceful; a form of Kilian11 in the US (2017)
- Kelian6 in the US (2017)
- Kieranlittle dark one or dark-haired600 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Kilian
Names that are said the same way as Kilian, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
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