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Cillian

Meaning
Possibly strife, or church/monastery
Origin
Irish — Irish; derivation uncertain

Boy's name · #507 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Cillian reached its best rank, #463, in 2024 and ranked #507 in 2025. About 4,100 boys have carried it since 1995.

Across the states

See where Cillian is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 34 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Cillian is especially popular in Ireland.

#9 in Ireland (2025) · #11 in N. Ireland (2025) · #100 in Scotland (2025) · #217 in England & Wales (2025) · #302 in New Zealand (2025) · #559 in Sweden (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,362 in Austria (2025) · #1,814 in France (2025) · #468 in Canada (2024).

Famous Cillians

What Cillians become

Among 21 notable people named Cillian:

Sports figures appear 2.98× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cillian Sheridan, Irish footballer.

Similar names: Killian · Finnley · Kylo · Callen · Finnian · Finnegan

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