Kilan
Kilan is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran.
Meaning & Origin of Kilan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kilan is a city in the Central District of Damavand County, Tehran province, Iran.
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The Story of Kilan
Kilan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1996, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 14 Kilans were born — ranking #6,024 that year. As of 2026, Kilan ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 138 Kilans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Kilan
Kilan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 138 births in the dataset. Kilan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #6,024. Use the chart and map above to compare Kilan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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