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

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Peak · girls
1982 · 3,056 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
2 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
83,197
since 1944

Jillian over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202023peak #96, 1982girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,261177—
2024#1,128214—
2023#1,135214—
2022#1,082232—
2021#1,010253—
2020#957267—
2019#786353—
2018#734383—
2017#574525—
2016#517602—
2015#440721—
2014#385848—
2013#342945—
2012#2861,102—
2011#2211,431—
2010#1691,820—
2009#1572,041#12,4915
2008#1741,905—
2007#1871,787—
2006#1742,004#10,6626
2005#1612,121#11,4725
2004#1522,179#8,1438
2003#1352,425#10,8945
2002#1252,734—
2001#1202,847—
2000#1202,779#6,31610
1999#1422,280—
1998#1582,015—
1997#1661,849—
1996#1991,462—
1995#1971,503#8,8685
1994#1911,542#8,8005
1993#1571,980#6,2288
1992#1492,041—
1991#1362,377#8,2365
1990#1222,676#4,16713
1989#1062,922#3,20518
1988#1042,746#4,45010
1987#992,793#3,73112
1986#1072,587#3,65312
1985#1152,475#3,59912
1984#1062,624#3,10714
1983#1152,514#2,67617
1982#963,056#3,10814
1981#1372,079#3,85810
1980#1711,650#4,1349
1979#1791,506#5,3556
1978#1941,339#4,1578
1977#2361,054#3,60610
1976#612255—
1975#1,26988—
1974#1,27884—
1973#1,16993—
1972#1,105101—
1971#1,51666—
1970#1,38975—
1969#1,75548—
1968#1,23678—
1967#1,75143—
1966#2,09431—
1965#2,24728—
1964#2,10932—
1963#2,54323—
1962#2,60522—
1961#3,31815—
1960#3,51213—
1959#5,0317—
1958#5,4086—
1957#3,15014—
1956#3,49312—
1955#4,7407—
1954#3,71810—
1953#4,5957—
1952#3,37211—
1951#4,8336—
1950#4,7386—
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First appearance
1944

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 2023

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNHWashington: #943 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,709 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedILWisconsin: #741 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,405 girlsWIMichigan: #1,067 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,880 girlsMINew York: #1,014 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,554 girlsNYMassachusetts: #659 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,336 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedRIOregon: #609 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,467 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedIAIndiana: #692 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsINOhio: #673 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,354 girlsOHPennsylvania: #730 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,589 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #368 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,426 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,617 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 11,778 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedUTColorado: #677 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,089 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedWVVirginia: #929 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,745 girlsVAMaryland: #676 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,985 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNMKansas: #571 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedARTennessee: #897 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,507 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,110 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,672 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian, so not publishedHITexas: #1,591 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 10,810 girlsTXFlorida: #1,439 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,453 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Connecticut#368 · 1 in 1,426
  2. Kansas#571 · 1 in 2,259
  3. Oregon#609 · 1 in 2,467
  4. Massachusetts#659 · 1 in 3,336
  5. Ohio#673 · 1 in 3,354

Best ever in a state: #28 in Massachusetts, 1982.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Connecticut#36881 in 1,426
Kansas#57151 in 2,259
Oregon#60951 in 2,467
Massachusetts#65971 in 3,336
Ohio#673141 in 3,354
Maryland#67671 in 2,985
Colorado#67771 in 3,089
Indiana#69291 in 3,092
Pennsylvania#730131 in 3,589
Wisconsin#74161 in 3,405
Tennessee#89771 in 4,507
Virginia#92971 in 4,745
Washington#94361 in 4,709
New York#1,014141 in 5,554
Michigan#1,06761 in 5,880
Georgia#1,11081 in 5,672
Florida#1,43991 in 9,453
Texas#1,591151 in 10,810
California#1,617141 in 11,778
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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
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
38 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1982 at #96 (3,056 births)
  • Births halved by 1995, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 2 yrs · 1982–1987
  • Top 1,000: 45 yrs · run 1976–2020
Share of babies · girls
1 in 554
  • Highest: 1 in 554 girls born in 1982 were named Jillian (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,081 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 30.6% of all girls named Jillian (25,446) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s37#2,637 (1947)#3,857
1950s86#3,150 (1957)#4,308
1960s333#1,236 (1968)#2,317
1970s4,661#179 (1979)#895
1980s25,446#96 (1982)#116
1990s19,725#122 (1990)#162
2000s22,822#120 (2001)#151
2010s8,730#169 (2010)#445
2020s1,357#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 2023

girls
#1,135
214 births · 1 in 7,498 girls

Top girls' names in 2023

  1. #1Olivia15,329
  2. #2Emma13,590
  3. #3Charlotte12,638
  4. #4Amelia12,365
  5. #5Sophia11,999
  6. #6Mia11,404
  7. #7Isabella10,871
  8. #8Ava9,737
  9. #9Evelyn9,121
  10. #10Luna7,853
  11. #1,135Jillian214
More about 2023

girls

1,604,582 girls got a published name in 2023; 1 in 7,498 of them was named Jillian, which outranked 93.6% of the 17,615 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jillian
  1. #1,129Icelynn215
  2. #1,129Leena215
  3. #1,129Lettie215
  4. #1,135Jillian214
  5. #1,135Xochitl214
  6. #1,137Ariadne213
  7. #1,137Emi213
  8. #1,137Evelina213

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2022
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,640Kaeli#2,319 → #679
  2. ↑ 1,512Alitzel#2,388 → #876
  3. ↑ 1,287Emryn#2,174 → #887
  4. ↑ 813Adhara#1,583 → #770
  5. ↑ 717Azari#1,412 → #695
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Addilynn#940 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 296India#968 → #1,264
  3. ↓ 259Madisyn#805 → #1,064
  4. ↓ 231Chanel#937 → #1,168
  5. ↓ 219Averi#906 → #1,125

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2023 →