Names / Girl names
Jillian
Current rank
#1,266
and easing
All-time peak
#96
in 1982
First recorded
1944
in U.S. data
Children named
83,400
since 1944
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #96 in 1982 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Jillian first appears in American naming records in 1944, where it reads as a girls' name. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It hit its high in 1982 at #96. Over 83,400 have carried it since records began.