Given name
Jillene
“one who is youthful”
Jillene is a variant of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jillene 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 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jillene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 632
- 0 boys · 632 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 35 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 6 in 2008. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1970. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 620 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.
Jillene’s family of names
Jillene has a related form in Jillian.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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