Cillian

Where Cillian comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Cillian.

Cillian through the years
  1. 1976
    Cillian Murphy born
    Irish actor
  2. 1989
    Cillian Sheridan born
    Irish footballer
  3. 1995
    First appearance
    #8,868 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2024
    Peak, #463
    668 babies named Cillian, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Cillian Murphy · Irish actor, born 1976
  • Cillian Sheridan · Irish footballer, born 1989
  • Cillian Vallely · Irish musician, born 1972
  • Cillian O'Connor · Gaelic footballer, born 1992
  • Cillian Buckley · Irish hurler, born 1992

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.