Kirill comes from the Greek / Russian tradition, meaning Lord, master, ruler.
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How popular is Kirill?
2014peak year
Today, Kirill is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5795), with only about 20 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2014, 38 babies were given the name (ranked #3016 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Kirill has been declining in recent years. In all, around 475 babies have been registered as Kirill since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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