Is Killian a boy or girl name?
Killian is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 12 girls and 884 boys were named Killian, so 1.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 3.7% of the 16,046 US babies named Killian were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #369
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,687
- Babies named Killian since 1915
- 16,046
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 1,527 babies
Boys and girls named Killian, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 132 | 28 | 17.5% |
| 1990s | 1,090 | 168 | 13.4% |
| 2000s | 1,824 | 147 | 7.5% |
| 2010s | 7,882 | 179 | 2.2% |
| 2020s | 4,508 | 78 | 1.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 884 | #369 | 12 | #8,687 |
| 2023 | 884 | #367 | 12 | #8,727 |
| 2022 | 902 | #364 | 20 | #6,102 |
| 2021 | 939 | #347 | 21 | #5,853 |
| 2020 | 899 | #352 | 13 | #8,197 |
| 2019 | 1,089 | #311 | 16 | #7,194 |
| 2018 | 1,229 | #287 | 21 | #5,910 |
| 2017 | 1,505 | #248 | 22 | #5,750 |
| 2016 | 1,382 | #264 | 19 | #6,553 |
| 2015 | 976 | #349 | 25 | #5,386 |
| 2014 | 545 | #511 | 16 | #7,493 |
| 2013 | 294 | #768 | 16 | #7,582 |
| 2012 | 270 | #819 | 11 | #10,090 |
| 2011 | 299 | #758 | 17 | #7,282 |
| 2010 | 293 | #766 | 16 | #7,729 |
| 2009 | 304 | #752 | 19 | #6,947 |
| 2008 | 274 | #800 | 16 | #7,939 |
| 2007 | 255 | #837 | 14 | #8,799 |
| 2006 | 176 | #1,036 | 12 | #9,624 |
| 2005 | 162 | #1,036 | 10 | #10,551 |
| 2004 | 151 | #1,065 | 15 | #7,632 |
| 2003 | 117 | #1,242 | 11 | #9,388 |
| 2002 | 117 | #1,199 | 13 | #8,067 |
| 2001 | 129 | #1,106 | 18 | #6,197 |
| 2000 | 139 | #1,043 | 19 | #5,826 |
| 1999 | 113 | #1,160 | 10 | #9,169 |
| 1998 | 137 | #1,000 | 21 | #5,043 |
| 1997 | 145 | #936 | 33 | #3,498 |
| 1996 | 145 | #911 | 16 | #5,927 |
| 1995 | 135 | #957 | 20 | #4,935 |
| 1994 | 94 | #1,186 | 12 | #7,362 |
| 1993 | 94 | #1,158 | 12 | #7,264 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,345 | 22 | #4,615 |
| 1991 | 75 | #1,302 | 12 | #7,183 |
| 1990 | 81 | #1,221 | 10 | #8,200 |
| 1989 | 54 | #1,526 | 13 | #6,349 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,654 | 8 | #8,795 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,769 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,555 | 7 | #9,025 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,527 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #5,294 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,332 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,425 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,648 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 5 | #4,120 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Killian reached #248 in 2017. As a girl name, it reached #3,498 in 1997. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Killian
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.