Given name
Jillyan
“one who is youthful”·“jack and Jill”
Jillyan is a variant of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.” Jillyan is a variant of Jill. One interpretation is “jack and Jill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jillyan is a variant of Jillian. In English use, Jillian carries the interpretation “one who is youthful.” Jillyan is a variant of Jill. One interpretation is “jack and Jill.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1978. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jillyan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 291
- 0 boys · 291 girls
- Most popular year
- 1999
- 17 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 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1999. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 297 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.
Jillyan’s family of names
Jillyan has a related form in Jill. Jillyan has a related form in Jillian.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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