Given name
Gilian
“a servant of St. John”·“one who is youthful”
Gilian is a variant of Gillean. One Irish interpretation is “a servant of St. John.” Gilian is a variant of Gillian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Gilian is a variant of Gillean. One Irish interpretation is “a servant of St. John.” Gilian is a variant of Gillian. One Latin interpretation is “one who is youthful.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Gilian is a variant of Gillean. An origin associated with Gillean is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1998. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gilian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 14
- 0 boys · 14 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 172 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gilian’s family of names
Gilian has a related form in Gillian. Gilian has a related form in Gillean.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.