Kylian

Where Kylian comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kylian.

Kylian through the years
  1. 1995
    Kylian Hazard born
    Belgian association football player
  2. 2005
    First appearance
    #10,151 among boys with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 2005
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 2006
    Kylian Portal born
    French Paralympic swimmer
  5. 2018
    Around this time: Kylian Mbappé at the World Cup
    Event, 2018 · Source
  6. 2023
    Peak, #345
    950 babies named Kylian, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Kylian Hazard · Belgian association football player, born 1995
  • Kylian Portal · French Paralympic swimmer, born 2006
  • Kylian Gasnier · French footballer, born 2002

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. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.