Given name & surname
Kylian
“a warrior woman; of the church”·“one who is small and fierce”
Kylian is a variant of Killian. Interpretations include “a warrior woman; of the church” (Irish) and “one who is small and fierce”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kylian is a variant of Killian. Interpretations include “a warrior woman; of the church” (Irish) and “one who is small and fierce”. These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kylian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,750
- 3,738 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 950 babies
- 2025
- 448
- #624 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +324%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 448 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 624 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 326.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (62).
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kylian’s family of names
In French usage, Kylian has a diminutive in KYKY. Kylian has a related form in Killian. In French usage, Kylian was borrowed from the English form Killian.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kylian
- Kylian HazardBelgian association football player (born 1995)
- Kylian PortalFrench Paralympic swimmerborn 2006
- Kylian KaïbouéAlgerian and French footballerborn 1998
- Kyllian VilleminotFrench handball playerborn 1998
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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