Kilian
Meaning and origin
We don't have a sourced origin for Kilian yet, and we would rather show nothing than guess.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Kilian has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2022. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2007 | – |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2018 | 14 |
| 2019 | 13 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 28 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 15 |
| 2001 | 18 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 25 |
| 2004 | 31 |
| 2005 | 37 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 40 |
| 2008 | 44 |
| 2009 | 49 |
| 2010 | 54 |
| 2011 | 60 |
| 2012 | 62 |
| 2013 | 70 |
| 2014 | 80 |
| 2015 | 98 |
| 2016 | 111 |
| 2017 | 116 |
| 2018 | 130 |
| 2019 | 145 |
| 2020 | 159 |
Kilian in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Kilian.Hi! My name is Kilian.
- Kilian bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Kilian lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Kilian i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Kilian this afternoon.
- Kilians mamma är lärare.Kilian's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Kilians mamma is Kilian's mum.
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How popular is Kilian in Sweden?
28 babies were named Kilian in 2022. In 2020, 159 people in Sweden had Kilian as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2022 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.