Kirill
Kirill a Russian male given name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kyrios) "lord".
Meaning & Origin of Kirill
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Kirill a Russian male given name, deriving from the Greek name Κύριλλος (Kyrillos), which in turn derives from Greek κύριος (kyrios) "lord".
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The Story of Kirill
Kirill first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1997, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 38 Kirills were born — ranking #2,984 that year. As of 2026, Kirill ranks #7,820 for baby boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-67%). In total, more than 488 Kirills have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Kirill
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- Kirill I of Moscow ( Gundyaev ) (born 1946), Russian Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia
- Kirill Vladimirovich, Grand Duke of Russia
- Kirill Alekseenko (born 1997), Russian chess grandmaster
- Kirill Aleshin (born 1997), Russian ice dancer
- Kirill Alexeyev (born 1981), Russian ice hockey player
- Kirill Bichutsky (born 1984), American photographer, businessman
- Kirill Dmitriev (born 1975), Russian businessman
- Kirill Eskov (born 1956), Russian writer
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Names that sound like Kirill
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About the name Kirill
Kirill is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1997 and has accumulated 488 births in the dataset. Kirill's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,984. Use the chart and map above to compare Kirill'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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