Jillian Girl
How popular is Jillian?
#1,261 girl name in 2025
177 baby girls were named Jillian in the US in 2025, making it the 1261st most popular girl name.
81,830living people named Jillian (est.)
31median age of people named Jillian
83,424babies named Jillian since 1880
1 in 18,731US babies born in 2025
Jillian popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,261 for girls (▼ 133 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 177 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-75% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #440 in 2015, #957 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1982 (3,056 girls) |
| Highest rank | #96 in 1982 |
| First recorded | 1944 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Jillian is most popular
Babies named Jillian per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Indiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (43 girls)
- Missouri: 0.3 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Massachusetts: 0.3 per 1,000 (34 girls)
- Ohio: 0.2 per 1,000 (59 girls)
- Virginia: 0.2 per 1,000 (42 girls)
Jillian by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 37 | #2,636 |
| 1950s | 86 | #3,149 |
| 1960s | 333 | #1,236 |
| 1970s | 4,661 | #179 |
| 1980s | 25,446 | #96 |
| 1990s | 19,725 | #122 |
| 2000s | 22,822 | #120 |
| 2010s | 8,730 | #169 |
| 2020s | 1,357 | #957 |
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Questions
- Is Jillian a boy or girl name?
- Jillian is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jillian were girls.
- How popular is the name Jillian?
- 177 baby girls were named Jillian in the US in 2025, making it the 1261st most popular girl name.
- When was Jillian most popular?
- Jillian peaked in 1982, when 3,056 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #96 in 1982.
- How many people are named Jillian?
- 83,424 babies have been named Jillian in the US since 1880. We estimate about 81,830 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Jillian most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Jillian was most common in Indiana, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.