Given name
Kyllian
“a warrior woman; of the church”·“one who is small and fierce”
Kyllian 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
Kyllian 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 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kyllian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 318
- 318 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 39 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #4,801 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +19%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,801 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 19.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kyllian’s family of names
Kyllian has a related form in Killian.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Kyllian
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