Killion

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 9 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Killion by the numbers

Killion was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

What we can tell you about Killion

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 Killion. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Killiansmall church; bright-headed1,513 in the US (2017)
  • Kiliansmall church; derived from Cillian162 in the US (2017)
  • Kollinpeople's victory; a form of Colin73 in the US (2017)
  • Kellinbright-headed; a form of Kellen67 in the US (2017)
  • Kyllian23 in the US (2017)
  • Kallin9 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Killion

Names that are said the same way as Killion, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Kylianchurch or conflict; related to Kylie or Killian53 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kilyansmall and graceful; a form of Kilian11 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Killion

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