Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kilan isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kilan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 138
- 138 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kilan’s family of names
Kilan may belong to the same name family as KILANN. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kilan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.