Kilian
Boy6 letters
#829
in Ireland (2025)
#787 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#184
best rank (1989)
213
babies since 1965
Down 88
10-year rank change
Kilian through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #787 |
| 2023 | 3 | #733 |
| 2022 | 4 | #634 |
| 2019 | 3 | #724 |
| 2018 | 5 | #543 |
| 2017 | 5 | #547 |
| 2015 | 3 | #699 |
| 2014 | 4 | #609 |
| 2012 | 3 | #718 |
| 2011 | 3 | #730 |
| 2010 | 4 | #611 |
| 2009 | 4 | #604 |
| 2008 | 3 | #698 |
| 2007 | 8 | #374 |
| 2006 | 4 | #492 |
| 2005 | 6 | #370 |
| 2004 | 6 | #352 |
| 2003 | 7 | #305 |
| 1999 | 5 | #290 |
| 1998 | 3 | #369 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 4 | #336 |
| 1995 | 8 | #234 |
| 1994 | 7 | #237 |
| 1993 | 6 | #255 |
| 1992 | 6 | #251 |
| 1991 | 3 | #324 |
| 1990 | 7 | #229 |
| 1989 | 11 | #184 |
| 1987 | 3 | #303 |
| 1986 | 3 | #317 |
| 1985 | 3 | #304 |
| 1984 | 5 | #250 |
| 1982 | 4 | #286 |
| 1981 | 3 | #322 |
| 1980 | 3 | #321 |
| 1979 | 5 | #269 |
| 1978 | 3 | #326 |
| 1975 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | 3 | #320 |
| 1972 | 5 | #254 |
| 1971 | 5 | #257 |
| 1970 | 3 | #305 |
| 1968 | 6 | #207 |
| 1967 | 3 | #265 |
| 1966 | 6 | #199 |
| 1965 | 5 | #207 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Kilian yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Kilian | 3 | 213 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #416 (2018); 3 babies since 2018.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.