Given name & surname
Kili
“from the narrow channel”
Kili is a variant of Kyla. In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kili is a variant of Kyla. In English use, Kyla carries the interpretation “from the narrow channel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kili is a variant of Kyle. An origin associated with Kyle is Scottish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kili through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 133
- 16 boys · 117 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,064 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,064 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 265 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.
Kili’s family of names
Kili has a related form in Kyle. Kili has a related form in Kyla. In Greek usage, Kili as a surname is a transliteration of Κίλη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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