Kylian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KIL-ee-an
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #660 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #622 for boys
Kylian is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “possibly little church”. In 2025 it ranked 660th for boys in the UK (61 babies) and 622nd for boys in the US (448 babies).
What does Kylian mean?
Irish: spelling of Kilian, from Irish Cillian
“possibly little church”
Saint Kilian was a 7th-century Irish missionary martyred in Würzburg; this spelling is borne by footballer Kylian Mbappé.
Is Kylian a girl's or a boy's name?
Kylian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 61 boys in the UK and 448 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kylian in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 660th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 61 about 1 in 4,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 91% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 61 boys in the UK were named Kylian, making it the 660th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,150th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 102 boys.
Half of all the boys named Kylian in the UK since 1996 were born between 2020 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 538 boys in the UK were given Kylian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #119, up from #660 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 679th in England and Wales and 400th in Scotland.
Kylian in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61 | #660 |
| 2024 | 55 | #711 |
| 2023 | 102 | #439 |
| 2022 | 48 | #762 |
| 2021 | 59 | #681 |
| 2020 | 26 | #1,150 |
| 2019 | 44 | #788 |
| 2018 | 44 | #807 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2 | #5,689 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
How popular is Kylian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 622nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 448 about 1 in 3,800 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 240% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 448 boys in the US were named Kylian, making it the 622nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 999th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 950 boys. It first appears in the records in 2005.
Half of all the boys named Kylian in the US since 1880 were born between 2021 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,017 boys in the US were given Kylian or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #200, up from #622 for this spelling alone.
Kylian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 448 | #622 |
| 2024 | 681 | #460 |
| 2023 | 950 | #345 |
| 2022 | 567 | #523 |
| 2021 | 315 | #782 |
| 2020 | 212 | #999 |
| 2019 | 227 | #945 |
| 2018 | 173 | #1,119 |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,344 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 12 | #6,671 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 5 | #12,267 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
Names like Kylian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finn, Cassian, Kian, Ronan, Kayden, Conan, Callan, Rowan, Keegan, Aiden, Lochlan, Declan
Other spellings of Kylian
Names related to Kylian
More Irish names
Oscar, Rory, Maeve, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Kevin, Sloane, Aidan
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Kylian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kylian, updated 20 October 2026.