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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 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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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 2001
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Rhode Island#41 · 1 in 166
- Massachusetts#42 · 1 in 215
- Connecticut#52 · 1 in 229
- Maine#56 · 1 in 194
- New Hampshire#59 · 1 in 202
Best ever in a state: #28 in Massachusetts, 1982.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island | #41 | 24 | 1 in 166 |
| Massachusetts | #42 | 146 | 1 in 215 |
| Connecticut | #52 | 65 | 1 in 229 |
| Maine | #56 | 23 | 1 in 194 |
| New Hampshire | #59 | 24 | 1 in 202 |
| New Jersey | #61 | 146 | 1 in 284 |
| Delaware | #64 | 14 | 1 in 216 |
| New York | #71 | 269 | 1 in 364 |
| Vermont | #75 | 8 | 1 in 211 |
| Alaska | #77 | 9 | 1 in 259 |
| Pennsylvania | #84 | 145 | 1 in 386 |
| Kansas | #86 | 36 | 1 in 368 |
| Michigan | #92 | 117 | 1 in 427 |
| Maryland | #93 | 55 | 1 in 437 |
| Ohio | #93 | 136 | 1 in 438 |
| Missouri | #98 | 66 | 1 in 434 |
| Oklahoma | #99 | 40 | 1 in 418 |
| Washington | #101 | 64 | 1 in 449 |
| Illinois | #108 | 143 | 1 in 492 |
| Nebraska | #110 | 20 | 1 in 409 |
| Nevada | #112 | 24 | 1 in 412 |
| Indiana | #115 | 63 | 1 in 525 |
| Louisiana | #120 | 38 | 1 in 547 |
| Virginia | #123 | 61 | 1 in 575 |
| Montana | #128 | 7 | 1 in 398 |
| Kentucky | #130 | 35 | 1 in 569 |
| Oregon | #131 | 30 | 1 in 531 |
| West Virginia | #134 | 13 | 1 in 549 |
| South Carolina | #142 | 26 | 1 in 646 |
| Florida | #149 | 109 | 1 in 710 |
| North Carolina | #150 | 60 | 1 in 737 |
| North Dakota | #150 | 5 | 1 in 510 |
| Iowa | #151 | 22 | 1 in 624 |
| Georgia | #152 | 68 | 1 in 709 |
| Alabama | #158 | 28 | 1 in 713 |
| Tennessee | #163 | 38 | 1 in 794 |
| Minnesota | #164 | 32 | 1 in 789 |
| Arkansas | #166 | 15 | 1 in 778 |
| Colorado | #169 | 34 | 1 in 719 |
| California | #171 | 275 | 1 in 808 |
| Mississippi | #172 | 16 | 1 in 725 |
| Wisconsin | #174 | 31 | 1 in 815 |
| Texas | #185 | 182 | 1 in 842 |
| Idaho | #197 | 9 | 1 in 689 |
| Arizona | #207 | 36 | 1 in 889 |
| Utah | #224 | 19 | 1 in 913 |
| New Mexico | #268 | 8 | 1 in 1,004 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| 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 2001
girls
#120
2,847 births · 1 in 632 girls
Top girls' names in 2001
More about 2001
girls
1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 632 of them was named Jillian, which outranked 99.3% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
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Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.