Killian

Where Killian comes from

An anglicized spelling of Irish Cillian.
— Wiktionary's entry for Killian
  • Irish
Killian through the years
  1. 1915
    First appearance
    #3,825 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1985
    Killian Scott born
    Irish actor
  3. 2001
    Killian Hayes born
    French-American basketball player
  4. 2017
    Peak, #248
    1,506 babies named Killian, the most in any year.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Irish.
Namesakes
  • Killian Hayes · French-American basketball player, born 2001
  • Killian Scott · Irish actor, born 1985
  • Killian Overmeire · Belgian footballer, born 1985
  • Killian Peier · Swiss ski jumper, born 1995
  • Killian Tillie · French basketball player, born 1998

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.