Killian

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Killian: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Killian: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #55 in 2001, and it stood at #141 in 2025.

4registrars recorded it
119times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#55highest recorded position
24groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Killian's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 29 years running. Names by top-100 run

Region

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1235
1997	#1454
1998	#1188
1999	#1281
2000	#953
2001	#1286
2002	#1322
2003	#1771
2004	#1110
2005	#1299
2006	#1401
2007	#1506
2008	#1953
2009	#1859
2010	#1801
2011	#2194
2012	#1852
2013	#2216
2014	#2690
2015	#1121
2016	#712
2017	#628
2018	#511
2019	#526
2020	#623
2021	#577
2022	#492
2023	#567
2024	#638

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #139 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #187 among boys in Northern Ireland, #268 among boys in Scotland, #638 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #204 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Killian appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 62 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 3,777 births with the name.

Killian across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Killian's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#204 (1964)	#55 (2001)	#141 (2025)	62 of 62	3,777 (1964–2025)	132 (2008)
England and Wales · Boys	#1235 (1996)	#492 (2022)	#638 (2024)	29 of 29	818 (1996–2024)	79 (2022)
Northern Ireland · Boys	#179 (1997)	#157 (2017)	#187 (2024)	27 of 28	233 (1997–2024)	17 (2017)

Killian by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Killian in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	33	6 of 10	6
1970s	186	10 of 10	19
1980s	409	10 of 10	41
1990s	878	10 of 10	88
2000sbusiest	1,140	10 of 10	114
2010s	875	10 of 10	88
2020s	256	6 of 10	43

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 114 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1991 and 1992, when recorded births rose by 29, from 66 to 95.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Killian appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in Republic of Ireland in 2001.

Killian's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#638	59	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#567	66	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#492	79	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#577	66	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#623	56	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#526	72	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#511	76	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#628	57	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#712	48	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1121	24	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2690	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2216	9	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#1852	12	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2194	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1801	12	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#1859	11	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1953	10	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1506	14	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1401	14	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1299	15	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1110	17	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#1771	8	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1322	11	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1286	11	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#953	16	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1281	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1188	11	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1454	8	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1235	10	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	male	#187	11	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	male	#249	7	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	male	#192	11	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	male	#266	7	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	male	#159	14	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	male	#169	14	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	male	#215	9	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	male	#157	17	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	male	#216	9	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#179	13	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	male	#243	8	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	male	#343	4	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	male	#217	9	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	male	#191	11	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	male	#303	5	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	male	#172	14	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	male	#232	8	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	male	#209	9	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	male	#199	9	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	male	#205	8	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	male	#175	10	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	male	#263	4	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	male	#280	3	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	male	#224	5	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	male	#277	3	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	male	#272	3	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	male	#179	8	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	38	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#139	37	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	male	#155	35	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	male	#157	36	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#109	58	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#118	52	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#111	62	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	male	#103	64	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#106	62	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	83	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	73	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#80	99	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	male	#87	88	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	male	#76	104	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#72	113	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#62	127	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	108	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#65	132	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	130	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	127	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#62	120	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	male	#70	96	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#67	101	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#65	100	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#55	121	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	105	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#59	100	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#58	94	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	male	#61	123	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	male	#73	95	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	male	#78	81	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	male	#78	77	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	male	#74	86	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	male	#71	95	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	male	#89	66	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	male	#93	61	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	male	#85	64	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#98	53	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	male	#114	41	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	male	#102	53	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#105	49	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#128	29	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#141	26	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	41	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	male	#137	30	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	23	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	male	#194	12	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#121	36	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#134	28	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#174	17	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#157	19	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#159	19	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#182	14	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#154	18	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#217	8	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#163	15	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#187	10	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#243	4	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#187	8	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#256	3	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#250	3	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#204	5	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	male	#268	15	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 4 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #55, first reached in 2001.

It held a top-100 place in 29 years, 29 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 132 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2008.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Kiki · #699, 26y
Kilian · #184, 54y
Kim · #5, 74y
Kim-Andre · #208, 23y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 4 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Seamus · #55, 62y
Orlaith · #54, 59y
Pawel · #54, 65y
Ruairi · #54, 59y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Seamus · #55, 62y
Todd · #55, 59y
Antony · #56, 46y
Bendik · #56, 58y

Killian was ranked #55 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 2001. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Killian and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Killian without appearing here.

Killian moved ahead of

Courtney Compare
In 2015 they stood at #2690 and #2690 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2016 that had become #712 and #3079.
Garry Compare
In 2013 they stood at #2216 and #2216 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2690 and #4632.
Graeme Compare
In 1999 they stood at #1281 and #1281 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2000 that had become #953 and #2501.
Graham Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2690 and #1819 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #1121 and #2319.

Moved ahead of Killian

Hunter Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1401 and #1643 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #1506 and #926.
Arlo Compare
In 2001 they stood at #1286 and #1949 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1322 and #848.
Cooper Compare
In 2001 they stood at #953 and #1425 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2002 that had become #1322 and #907.
Magnus Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1235 and #1337 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #1454 and #1113.

Moved the opposite way to Killian

Tobias Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #250 to #141 while Tobias went from #222 to #676.
Ronald Compare
Between 1964 and 2012 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #204 to #76 while Ronald went from #89 to #718.
Levi Compare
Between 1988 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #98 to #141 while Levi went from #235 to #83.
Theo Compare
Between 1988 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #98 to #141 while Theo went from #319 to #21.

Moved the same way as Killian

Aaron Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #250 to #141 and Aaron from #222 to #71.
Adam Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #250 to #141 and Adam from #157 to #20.
Darragh Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #250 to #141 and Darragh from #222 to #19.
Harry Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Killian went from #250 to #141 and Harry from #250 to #25.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #55 in Republic of Ireland in 2001. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Killian

Killian at a glance

What stands out in Killian's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Killian across 3 official records

Killian by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Killian appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Killian

Killian and the names beside it

Killian moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Killian

Moved the opposite way to Killian

Moved the same way as Killian

Killian at a glance

What stands out in Killian's record

Killian across 3 official records

Killian by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Killian appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Killian

Killian and the names beside it

Killian moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Killian

Moved the opposite way to Killian

Moved the same way as Killian