NameTides

Killian

Killian was the #417 boys' name in the US in 2025 (770 babies), and #627 in England & Wales and #547 in Canada.

Killian as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Killian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandNorthern IrelandUSScotlandCanadaEngland & Wales
Killian as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#417 (770)#627 (59)#441 (7)#175 (12)#141 (38)#547 (53)
2024#370 (885)#638 (59)#268 (15)#187 (11)#139 (37)#418 (77)
2023#367 (884)#567 (66)#341 (10)#249 (7)#155 (35)#488 (57)
2022#364 (903)#492 (79)#325 (11)#192 (11)#157 (36)#572 (47)
2021#347 (939)#577 (66)#328 (11)#266 (7)#109 (58)#508 (57)
2020#352 (899)#623 (56)#249 (16)#159 (14)#118 (52)#468 (60)
2019#311 (1,089)#526 (72)#394 (8)#169 (14)#111 (62)#439 (66)
2018#287 (1,229)#511 (76)#264 (15)#215 (9)#103 (64)#485 (57)
2017#248 (1,506)#628 (57)#383 (9)#157 (17)#106 (62)#346 (95)
2016#264 (1,382)#712 (48)#401 (8)#216 (9)#87 (83)#497 (58)
2015#349 (976)#1,121 (24)#426 (7)#179 (13)#98 (73)#624 (42)
2014#511 (545)#2,690 (7)#680 (3)#243 (8)#80 (99)#954 (23)
2013#767 (294)#2,216 (9)—#343 (4)#87 (88)#1,654 (10)
2012#818 (270)#1,852 (12)—#217 (9)#76 (104)#2,666 (5)
2011#757 (299)#2,194 (9)—#191 (11)#72 (113)#1,944 (8)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2017 at #248.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1915.

How common is it?

about 1 in 2,200 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,600uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,800uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 690common
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 620common
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Killian is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 2,200 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 2,400.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Killian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #437WIVermont: #102VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #351WAIdaho: #377IDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #586MNIllinois: #416ILMichigan: #321MINew York: #375NYMassachusetts: #298MAOregon: #295ORNevada: #323NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #221SDIowa: #448IAIndiana: #395INOhio: #357OHPennsylvania: #397PANew Jersey: #543NJConnecticut: #361CTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #551CAUtah: #378UTColorado: #318CONebraska: #377NEMissouri: #346MOKentucky: #295KYWest Virginia: #254WVVirginia: #365VAMaryland: #475MDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #376AZNew Mexico: #311NMKansas: #428KSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: #410TNNorth Carolina: #339NCSouth Carolina: #372SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #282OKLouisiana: #672LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #484ALGeorgia: #499GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #550TXFlorida: #378FL
Killian (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#32614
Ontario2024#41231

Killian (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
KillianCanadaBoys#54753
KillianEngland & WalesBoys#62759
KillianIrelandBoys#14138
KillianNorthern IrelandBoys#17512
KillianScotlandBoys#4417
KillianUSGirls#7,13315
KillianUSBoys#417770