Masculine dossier · first seen 1915

Killian

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Killian
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2017

Peak era

2017

Peak rank proxy

1,505

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1915Peak 20172024

Peak year

2017

Decline from peak

41.3%

2024

884

All-time

15,446

Killian is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2017, when 1,505 boys were named Killian.

In 2024, only 884 boys were given the name.

Down 41.3% from its peak.

All told, about 15,446 Americans have been named Killian and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1915.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2017

20171,505 boys named Killian

2024884 boys named Killian

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