Given name

Jillesa

“one who is youthful”

Jillesa is a variant of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Jillesa 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 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Jillesa through the years

Babies since 1880
7
0 boys · 7 girls
Most popular year
1988
7 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
0123420002025Highest share 19880.0
Jillesa in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1988–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 1988. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Jillesa’s family of names

Jillesa has a related form in Jillian.

Walk Jillesa’s family in the name graph

JillesaJillianJillessa

The ring: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Jillesa, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

 

Julianne

“one who is youthful; daughter of the sky”

39RareCooling

>99% girls

Hebrew · Nature

Ilana

“tree”

36RareSteady

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Greek · Modern

Karissa

“filled with grace and kindess; very dear”

33RareCooling

>99% girls

Nature

Ileana

“the shining light” · “the light-bearer; from the green meadow”

32RareEasing

>99% girls

 

Jaclyn

“the supplanter”

34RareCooling

>99% girls

Hebrew · Literary

Jessica

“The Lord sees all”

56FamiliarCooling

>99% girls

 

Jacklyn

“the supplanter”

35RareEasing

>99% girls

Modern

Yulissa

31RareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Jillesa’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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