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Jillian

Girl

Meaning of Jillian: Latin: 'youthful'

Jillian is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1222nd most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1222

177 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

83,424

First recorded 1944 · peak 1982

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 2,089 babies1982: 3,070 babies1983: 2,531 babies1984: 2,638 babies1985: 2,487 babies1986: 2,599 babies1987: 2,805 babies1988: 2,756 babies1989: 2,940 babies1990: 2,689 babies19901991: 2,382 babies1992: 2,041 babies1993: 1,988 babies1994: 1,547 babies1995: 1,508 babies1996: 1,462 babies1997: 1,849 babies1998: 2,015 babies1999: 2,280 babies2000: 2,789 babies20002001: 2,847 babies2002: 2,734 babies2003: 2,430 babies2004: 2,187 babies2005: 2,126 babies2006: 2,010 babies2007: 1,787 babies2008: 1,905 babies2009: 2,046 babies2010: 1,820 babies20102011: 1,431 babies2012: 1,102 babies2013: 945 babies2014: 848 babies2015: 721 babies2016: 602 babies2017: 525 babies2018: 383 babies2019: 353 babies2020: 267 babies20202021: 253 babies2022: 232 babies2023: 214 babies2024: 214 babies2025: 177 babies
US babies named Jillian per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 3,070.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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