Kylian: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “church, monastic cell”
- Origin
- Germanic
- Say it
- KEE-lee-ahn · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
French form of Kilian, from Irish Cillian, traditionally linked to Latin cella via Old Irish. Saint Kilian was a 7th-century Irish missionary; Kylian is a modern French spelling influenced by that name.
How popular is Kylian?
Babies named Kylian in 2024679
2024 rank#460 boys
Peak year2023
Total US babies since 18803,299
Kylian is rising: use over the last five years is 97.1× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Kylian
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Kylian questions
What does the name Kylian mean?
Kylian means "church, monastic cell". It comes from Germanic. French form of Kilian, from Irish Cillian, traditionally linked to Latin cella via Old Irish. Saint Kilian was a 7th-century Irish missionary; Kylian is a modern French spelling influenced by that name.
Is Kylian a boy or girl name?
Kylian is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Kylian?
679 US babies were named Kylian in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.
How do you pronounce Kylian?
Kylian is usually pronounced KEE-lee-ahn.
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.