Killian: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “little church”
- Origin
- Irish
- Say it
- KIL-ee-ən · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (96% of all uses)
Anglicized form of the Irish name Cillian. It is traditionally connected with ceall meaning 'church', though some details of the original formation are debated.
How popular is Killian?
Babies named Killian in 2024896
2024 rank#369 boys
Peak year2017
Total US babies since 188016,046
Killian is rising: use over the last five years is 2.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Killian
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Killian questions
What does the name Killian mean?
Killian means "little church". It comes from Irish. Anglicized form of the Irish name Cillian. It is traditionally connected with ceall meaning 'church', though some details of the original formation are debated.
Is Killian a boy or girl name?
Killian is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Killian?
896 US babies were named Killian in 2024. Its peak year was 2017.
How do you pronounce Killian?
Killian is usually pronounced KIL-ee-ən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.