Is Kilian a boy or girl name?
Kilian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 209 boys were named Kilian, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 2,539 US babies named Kilian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,050
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Kilian since 1970
- 2,539
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 212 babies
Boys and girls named Kilian, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 209 | #1,050 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 212 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 161 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 168 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 153 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 132 | #1,357 | 6 | #14,737 |
| 2018 | 145 | #1,273 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 162 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 161 | #1,180 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 132 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 91 | #1,686 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,824 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 59 | #2,225 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,932 | 6 | #15,859 |
| 2010 | 43 | #2,810 | 5 | #18,514 |
| 2009 | 47 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 44 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,127 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 26 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 32 | #3,120 | 5 | #17,522 |
| 2003 | 21 | #4,059 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,129 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,903 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 22 | #3,711 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,238 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 21 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,533 | 5 | #14,961 |
| 1996 | 25 | #2,981 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 25 | #2,890 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 20 | #3,407 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 20 | #3,319 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 28 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 16 | #3,745 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,415 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,618 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,998 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,906 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,457 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,516 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,300 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 8 | #4,135 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,731 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,107 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Kilian reached #1,032 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #14,737 in 2019. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Kilian
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.