Kilan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KIL-an
- Origin
- Irish
Kilan is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Kilan come from?
Irish: probably a variant of Kilian (Cillian)
Is Kilan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kilan is a boys' name.
How popular is Kilan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 14 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kilan in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kilan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 11 | #7,284 |
| 2022 | 8 | #8,983 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 8 | #8,883 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 6 | #10,759 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 7 | #8,636 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #7,964 |
Names like Kilan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Declan Ronan Finnegan Kayden Kellan Brayden Finn Callan Kian Aiden Deegan
Names related to Kilan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Connor Casey Kennedy Lennon Cillian Kevin
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kilan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kilan, updated 20 October 2026.