The first name Jillian

In 2025, 3 girls were named Jillian, making it the 5,927th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 7 births (#2,096).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Jillian with other names.

In 2025, 177 girls born in the United States were named Jillian, the 1,266th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1982, when 3,056 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Jillian Bell
  American actress and comedian, born 1984
• Jillian Murray
  Actress, born 1984
• Jillian Hall
  American professional wrestler, born 1980
• Jillian Rose Reed
  American actress (born 1991)
• Jillian Michaels
  American personal trainer, reality show personality, actress, talk show host and entrepren, born 1974
• Jillian Richardson
  Canadian sprinter, born 1965
• Jillian Armenante
  American actress, born 1968
• Jillian Camarena-Williams
  American shot putter, born 1982
• Jillian Banfield
  Australian geomicrobiologist, born 1959
• Jillian Bach
  American actress, born 1973
• Jillian Janson
  American pornographic actress, born 1995
• Jillian Tamaki
  Canadian illustrator, graphic artist, born 1980

• Olivia
• Emily
• Florence
• Anna
• Eva
• Lucy
• Eleanor
• Emilia
• Victoria
• Luna
• Julia
• Aurora
• Sara
• Clara
• Amy
• Annabelle

All 381 names of Latin origin

What is the origin of the name Jillian?

Jillian comes from Latin.

How popular is the name Jillian?

In 2025, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Jillian, ranking 5,927th. Its peak was 1996, with 7 births.

Is Jillian a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 83,424 US babies named Jillian since 1880 were girls.

When was Jillian most popular?

1982 in the United States, when 3,056 babies were named Jillian, its highest rank at 96th.

How do you pronounce Jillian?

Jillian is /ˈdʒɪljən/, 3 syllables.

What name is Jillian a form of?

Jillian is a form of Gillian.