Kilian is a distinctive choice, ranked #1226 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Kilian in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#1226
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About the Name Kilian
Kilian has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 88 places in five years. It was most popular in 2021 at #1218 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 1996.
Kilian is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Kilian in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Kilian
Lukas Kilian — Lukas Kilian is a German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein since 2017.
Kilian Fischer — Kilian Fischer is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back or defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Kilian
Unlikely. With around 23 UK babies named Kilian per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Kilian in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Kilian has been fairly steady, ranked #1,226 in 2025 against #1,314 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #1,218 in 2021.
Kilian is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Kilian include: Lukas Kilian, Kilian Feldbausch and Kilian Fischer. Short summaries for each appear below.
Kilian does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Kilians in the wild.
23
UK babies named Kilian (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 88 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Kilian
Almost certainly the only Kilian in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Kilian
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillín; Latin: Kilianus, original Gaelic form Ceallach), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (now the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours in the latter half of the 7th century.