Boys' name · since 1970
Kilian
Kilian has 2,690 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,690
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,690 babies have been named Kilian since 1970, making it today's #1167 boys' name.
Kilian has 2,690 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1167 as of the latest data, more common than 92% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,733 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,167 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,690 born since 1970
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kilian ranks #2,733 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,167 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,690 born since 1970, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,733 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,167 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,690
- born since 1970
- 2020s
- peak decade
Kilian's 2,690 recorded births place it above 93.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Kilian compares
2,690 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Kilian's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kilian | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,690 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 212 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kilian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Kilian splits its recorded history at 2003: 87% of all births land in the more recent half, 13% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 212 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Kilian popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 212
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Kilian popularity over time - girls
27 total births recorded since 1997 (Kilian as girls' name)
Kilian by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,081 births, 40% of the file).
2020s was Kilian's strongest decade.
1,081 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Kilian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 218
1990s
218 births
- 2000s 315
2000s
315 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,006 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,081 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,081 births (40% of all-time use).
How Kilian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Kilian's total volume
Kilian by state
Where Kilian concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 301 | 11.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 197 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 138 | 5.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 125 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 72 | 2.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 64 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Washington | | 56 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 42 | 1.6% |
301 of 2,690 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Kilian appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kilian's data
- California records the most Kilians (301 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kilian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Kilian draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.