Given name
Jilian
“one who is youthful”
Jilian is a variant of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jilian is a variant of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jilian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 803
- 0 boys · 803 girls
- Most popular year
- 1982
- 44 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 5 in 2016. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 44 in 1982. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 990 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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