Jillian
#1,261 for girls in 2025, 177 births · Last seen for boys in 2009 at #12,491
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1982 · 3,056 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 2 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 83,197since 1944
Jillian over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,261 | 177 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,128 | 214 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,135 | 214 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,082 | 232 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,010 | 253 | — | |
| 2020 | #957 | 267 | — | |
| 2019 | #786 | 353 | — | |
| 2018 | #734 | 383 | — | |
| 2017 | #574 | 525 | — | |
| 2016 | #517 | 602 | — | |
| 2015 | #440 | 721 | — | |
| 2014 | #385 | 848 | — | |
| 2013 | #342 | 945 | — | |
| 2012 | #286 | 1,102 | — | |
| 2011 | #221 | 1,431 | — | |
| 2010 | #169 | 1,820 | — | |
| 2009 | #157 | 2,041 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #174 | 1,905 | — | |
| 2007 | #187 | 1,787 | — | |
| 2006 | #174 | 2,004 | #10,662 | 6 |
| 2005 | #161 | 2,121 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #152 | 2,179 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #135 | 2,425 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #125 | 2,734 | — | |
| 2001 | #120 | 2,847 | — | |
| 2000 | #120 | 2,779 | #6,316 | 10 |
| 1999 | #142 | 2,280 | — | |
| 1998 | #158 | 2,015 | — | |
| 1997 | #166 | 1,849 | — | |
| 1996 | #199 | 1,462 | — | |
| 1995 | #197 | 1,503 | #8,868 | 5 |
| 1994 | #191 | 1,542 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #157 | 1,980 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #149 | 2,041 | — | |
| 1991 | #136 | 2,377 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #122 | 2,676 | #4,167 | 13 |
| 1989 | #106 | 2,922 | #3,205 | 18 |
| 1988 | #104 | 2,746 | #4,450 | 10 |
| 1987 | #99 | 2,793 | #3,731 | 12 |
| 1986 | #107 | 2,587 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #115 | 2,475 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #106 | 2,624 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #115 | 2,514 | #2,676 | 17 |
| 1982 | #96 | 3,056 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #137 | 2,079 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #171 | 1,650 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #179 | 1,506 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #194 | 1,339 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #236 | 1,054 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #612 | 255 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,269 | 88 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,278 | 84 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,169 | 93 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,105 | 101 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,516 | 66 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,389 | 75 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,755 | 48 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,236 | 78 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,751 | 43 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,094 | 31 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,247 | 28 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,109 | 32 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,605 | 22 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,318 | 15 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,512 | 13 | — | |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | — | |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | — | |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 | — | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,718 | 10 | — | |
| 1953 | #4,595 | 7 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,372 | 11 | — | |
| 1951 | #4,833 | 6 | — | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | — | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,974 | 12 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | — | |
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| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | — | |
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The first year at least five girls were named Jillian! It came in at #4,574, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1944–1946, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jillian is popular in 2006
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Massachusetts#63 · 1 in 293
- New Hampshire#65 · 1 in 250
- Maine#67 · 1 in 285
- Rhode Island#69 · 1 in 253
- Connecticut#69 · 1 in 275
Best ever in a state: #28 in Massachusetts, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #63 | 97 | 1 in 293 |
| New Hampshire | #65 | 18 | 1 in 250 |
| Maine | #67 | 15 | 1 in 285 |
| Connecticut | #69 | 50 | 1 in 275 |
| Rhode Island | #69 | 14 | 1 in 253 |
| Alaska | #99 | 8 | 1 in 299 |
| West Virginia | #99 | 19 | 1 in 369 |
| Michigan | #110 | 88 | 1 in 536 |
| Pennsylvania | #121 | 95 | 1 in 582 |
| Missouri | #122 | 53 | 1 in 560 |
| Iowa | #123 | 27 | 1 in 521 |
| New Jersey | #128 | 70 | 1 in 582 |
| Idaho | #129 | 14 | 1 in 501 |
| Indiana | #129 | 54 | 1 in 613 |
| Maryland | #134 | 44 | 1 in 572 |
| New York | #137 | 144 | 1 in 670 |
| Delaware | #140 | 7 | 1 in 449 |
| Ohio | #140 | 89 | 1 in 644 |
| Illinois | #146 | 101 | 1 in 675 |
| Kansas | #147 | 25 | 1 in 553 |
| Oregon | #150 | 27 | 1 in 611 |
| Washington | #151 | 47 | 1 in 652 |
| North Dakota | #155 | 5 | 1 in 512 |
| Louisiana | #167 | 26 | 1 in 769 |
| Nebraska | #169 | 13 | 1 in 648 |
| South Dakota | #174 | 6 | 1 in 530 |
| Wisconsin | #174 | 35 | 1 in 719 |
| Kentucky | #177 | 27 | 1 in 752 |
| New Mexico | #177 | 13 | 1 in 648 |
| Virginia | #177 | 47 | 1 in 806 |
| Montana | #191 | 5 | 1 in 600 |
| Florida | #193 | 93 | 1 in 958 |
| Oklahoma | #193 | 23 | 1 in 761 |
| Hawaii | #203 | 6 | 1 in 602 |
| Colorado | #213 | 29 | 1 in 873 |
| Alabama | #214 | 21 | 1 in 970 |
| Tennessee | #217 | 31 | 1 in 1,025 |
| Texas | #236 | 141 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Minnesota | #247 | 25 | 1 in 1,075 |
| Arizona | #254 | 34 | 1 in 1,126 |
| Utah | #258 | 17 | 1 in 1,110 |
| Georgia | #263 | 43 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Arkansas | #269 | 12 | 1 in 1,041 |
| North Carolina | #275 | 38 | 1 in 1,239 |
| South Carolina | #283 | 16 | 1 in 1,184 |
| California | #284 | 165 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Nevada | #337 | 9 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Mississippi | #371 | 9 | 1 in 1,389 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Jillian
- 133 spots since 2024 (#1,128 → #1,261)
- 304 spots since 2020 (#957 → #1,261)
- 821 spots since 2015 (#440 → #1,261)
- Biggest jump: 657 spots in 1976 (#1,269 → #612)
- Biggest drop: 171 spots in 2020 (#786 → #957)
- Debuted 1944
- Peaked 1982 at #96 (3,056 births)
- Births halved by 1995, 13 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 2 yrs · 1982–1987
- Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1976–2020
- Highest: 1 in 554 girls born in 1982 were named Jillian (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,081 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 30.6% of all girls named Jillian (25,446) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 37 | #2,637 (1947) | #3,857 |
| 1950s | 86 | #3,150 (1957) | #4,308 |
| 1960s | 333 | #1,236 (1968) | #2,317 |
| 1970s | 4,661 | #179 (1979) | #895 |
| 1980s | 25,446 | #96 (1982) | #116 |
| 1990s | 19,725 | #122 (1990) | #162 |
| 2000s | 22,822 | #120 (2001) | #151 |
| 2010s | 8,730 | #169 (2010) | #445 |
| 2020s | 1,357 | #957 (2020) | #1,096 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jillian in 2006
Top girls' names in 2006
Top boys' names in 2006
More about 2006
girls
1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 949 of them was named Jillian, which outranked 99.1% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
- ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
- ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
- ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
- ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 342,546 of them was named Jillian, which outranked 24.1% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #9,585Zimere7
- #9,585Zyir7
- #9,585Zytavious7
- #10,662Jillian6
- #10,662Aaris6
- #10,662Aashir6
- #10,662Abad6
- #12,055Aadhav5
- #12,055Aakarsh5
- #12,055Aalijah5
Tied with 1,392 names at #10,662; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.