The first name Kiril
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 3 boys were named Kiril, making it the 5,137th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 9 births (#2,266).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Kiril with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Kiril at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Kiril, the 13,070th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2010, when 15 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Kiril
14 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Kiril MetkovBulgarian association football player, born 1965
- Kiril PetkovBulgarian politician, economist and entrepreneur, born 1980
- Kiril IvkovBulgarian footballer, 1946–2025
- Kiril GeorgievBulgarian and Macedonian chess grandmaster, born 1965
- Kiril RakarovBulgarian footballer (1932-2006)
- Kiril KotevBulgarian footballer, born 1982
- Kiril MilanovBulgarian footballer (1948-2011)
- Kiril HristovBulgarian footballer (1949-1992)
- Kiril SimonovskiFootballer (1915-1984)
- Kiril VajarovBulgarian ice hockey player (1988–2009)
- Kiril AkalskiFootball player, born 1985
- Kiril BratanovBulgarian biologist (1911-1986)
Questions
- How popular is the name Kiril?
- In 2025, 3 boys born in England and Wales were named Kiril, ranking 5,137th. Its peak was 2019, with 9 births.
- Is Kiril a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 163 US babies named Kiril since 1880 were boys.
- When was Kiril most popular?
- 2010 in the United States, when 15 babies were named Kiril, its highest rank at 5,913th.