UK boy's name
Kirill
From Greek origin, it conveys the meaning "master" or "lord".
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Kirill is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Kirill popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3254, with 6 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2015, with 22 births.
This profile covers 186 England and Wales registrations across 20 recorded years from 2003 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 27% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 188 living people in the UK are called Kirill. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Kirill ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 6 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2015, when 22 boys were registered as Kirill.
- • Kirill ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
- • About 188 living people in the UK are estimated to have Kirill as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3254
2024
Births in 2024
6
Latest year
Peak year
2015
22 births
Estimated living
188
2026
Meaning
What does Kirill mean?
The name Kirill has its origins in the Greek language and culture, dating back to ancient times. It is derived from the Greek word "kyrios," meaning "lord" or "master." The name was initially associated with the Lord Jesus Christ in early Christian communities.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Kirill can be found in the 4th century, when Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, a renowned theologian and bishop, lived from around 315 to 386 AD. He is known for his influential lectures on Christian doctrine and his defense of the Orthodox faith.
In the 9th century, a prominent figure named Saint Cyril (or Kirill) the Philosopher, along with his brother Methodius, played a crucial role in the spread of Christianity among the Slavic peoples. They are credited with creating the Glagolitic and Cyrillic alphabets, which facilitated the translation of religious texts into Slavic languages.
Another notable Kirill was Cyril Lucaris, a 17th-century Greek prelate who served as the Patriarch of Constantinople from 1612 to 1638. He is remembered for his efforts to reform the Eastern Orthodox Church and his involvement in the Calvinist controversy.
In Russian history, several prominent figures bore the name Kirill. One of them was Cyril of Turov, a 12th-century bishop and writer who is considered one of the most important figures in the development of Old East Slavic literature.
Another famous Kirill was Cyril of White Lake, a 15th-century Russian Orthodox monastic and saint, known for his ascetic lifestyle and founding of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, one of the wealthiest and most influential monasteries in medieval Russia.
Kirill Razumovsky, who lived from 1728 to 1803, was a prominent Russian nobleman and the last Hetman (leader) of the Cossack Hetmanate, a semi-autonomous Ukrainian state under the Russian Empire.
The name Kirill has been widely used throughout the Eastern Orthodox Christian world, particularly in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and other Slavic countries, where it has been a popular choice for centuries.
Sourced from namecensus.com.
Popularity
Kirill over time
The chart below shows babies named Kirill registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2003 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Kirill, the clearest high point is 2015. The latest England and Wales figure is 6 births in 2024, compared with 22 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Kirill by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Kirill was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #3338 | 27 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1870 | 135 | 10 |
| 2000s | #3410 | 24 | 5 |
Geography
Where Kirill is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Kirill. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Kirill ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #669 in 2012.
Across the UK
Kirill in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#669 in 2012
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Kirill
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Kirill Horoshenkov
engineer; physicist; university teacher
Russian acoustic engineer
1960-
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Kirill Ilinski
businessperson
1957-
Related
Names similar to Kirill
- Kieran 30,429
- Kyle 28,463
- Kai 24,432
- Kian 17,666
- Kayden 8,305
- Kevin 7,927
- Kane 7,149
- Kaiden 5,762
- Kieron 4,547
- Kacper 4,366
- Kye 4,012
- Kit 3,529
FAQ
Kirill: questions and answers
How popular is the name Kirill in the UK right now?
In 2024, Kirill was ranked #3254 for boys in England and Wales, with 6 births registered.
When was Kirill most popular?
The peak year on record was 2015, with 22 babies registered as Kirill in England and Wales.
What is the meaning and origin of Kirill?
From Greek origin, it conveys the meaning "master" or "lord".
How many people are called Kirill in the UK?
A total of 186 babies have been registered as Kirill across the 20 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Kirill most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Kirill ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #669 in 2012. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.