boy's name

Cilian

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 76

Ireland

#750

2008 births

Cilian is a boy's name. In 2024 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1998, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1998.

Cilian over time

Births per decade in France, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

25
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Cilian by decade in France
Decade Births
1990s 5
2000s 20
2010s 25
2020s (to 2022) 15

How popular is Cilian?

In 2022, Cilian was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Cilian is used

Ireland #750 3 in 2008
France #5,847 5 in 2022
United States #12,678 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Cilian

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Cilian also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cilian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Cilian

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cilian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Cilian

How popular is the name Cilian?

In 2022, Cilian was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Cilian a girl's or a boy's name?

Cilian is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Cilian most popular?

Cilian peaked in 1998, when 5 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.