US rank #4680 Boys' name Peak 2024 87 births

Kilyan — #4680 US boys' name

87 babies named Kilyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s242020s63
#4680
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 67% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Kilyan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

22 babies were named Kilyan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Kilyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 87 babies named Kilyan between 2015 and 2024, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Kilyan currently holds the #4680 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Kilyan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Kilyan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Kilyan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Kilyan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 87 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Kilyan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

87

Since 2015

10 years of records

Peak year

2024

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,680

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2015

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2024

Kilyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2015

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
22
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
0510152025 20242023202220212020201920172015 5

Kilyan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
63 births that decade — 72% of Kilyan's all-time total
2010s242020s63

Kilyan by state

Where Kilyan concentrates geographically — total births since 2015

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Kilyan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 5.7%
Texas share of Kilyan's total US births 5.7%

5 of 87 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Kilyan?
87 babies have been named Kilyan since 2015. It currently ranks #4680 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 22 births.
When was Kilyan most popular?
Kilyan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Kilyan most popular?
The top states for the name Kilyan are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Kilyan been used?
Kilyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2015, spanning 10 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Kilyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Killian, Kilian, Kiley, Kile, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.