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Killian name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Killian ranks #418 in male records (770 reported) and #7,333 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#7,333 · 15 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 3 female records (12 to 15); rank moved from #8,716 to #7,333.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 6 female records (21 to 15); rank moved from #5,857 to #7,333.
2025 male rank and count
#418 · 770 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 115 male records (885 to 770); rank moved from #370 to #418.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 169 male records (939 to 770); rank moved from #347 to #418.
Peak year in available data
2017: 1,506 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Killian becoming more popular?

Killian's reported male count decreased by 115 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #370 to #418. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Killian in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for KillianFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,5060201620252016: 19 female records2017: 22 female records2018: 21 female records2019: 16 female records2020: 13 female records2021: 21 female records2022: 20 female records2023: 12 female records2024: 12 female records2025: 15 female records2016: 1,382 male records2017: 1,506 male records2018: 1,229 male records2019: 1,089 male records2020: 899 male records2021: 939 male records2022: 903 male records2023: 884 male records2024: 885 male records2025: 770 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025157,333770418
2024128,716885370
2023128,742884368
2022206,109903364
2021215,857939347
2020138,202899352
2019167,1951,089311
2018215,9101,229287
2017225,7511,506248
2016196,5541,382264

Questions about Killian’s popularity

How common is Killian in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Killian ranks #418 in male records (770 reported) and #7,333 in female records (15 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Killian?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Killian only.

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