Names / Girl names
Gillian
Current rank
#3,307
and easing
All-time peak
#303
in 1999
First recorded
1922
in U.S. data
Children named
16,100
since 1922
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #303 in 1999 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Gillian enters U.S. records in American naming records in 1922, where it reads as a girls' name. It topped out in 1999 at #303. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Across all years, more than 16,100 children have been named this.