Kili
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KIL-ee
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #12,003 for boys
Kili is a boys' name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 12,003rd for boys in the US (5 babies).
Where does Kili come from?
Modern: variant of Kylie or Keely
Is Kili a girl's or a boy's name?
Kili is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kili in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 12,003rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 5 about 1 in 340,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 5 boys in the US were named Kili, making it the 12,003rd most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2015, with 6 boys. It first appears in the records in 2015.
2025 had more boys named Kili than any year since 2017.
Kili in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #12,003 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
Names like Kili
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kyaire, Kenai, Kayden, Kior, Kyden, Kamazi, Oscar, Kasai, Keyler, Kaceyon, Kyce, Kiari
Names related to Kili
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn
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, “Kili: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kili, updated 20 October 2026.