Jilian
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
Jilian is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jilian mean?
Latin: spelling of Jillian
A female given name from Latin, variant of Gillian.
Meaning borrowed from Jillian. From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Jilian a girl's or a boy's name?
Jilian is a girls' name.
How popular is Jilian in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 44 girls. It first appears in the records in 1977.
Half of all the girls named Jilian in the US since 1880 were born between 1986 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jilian in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 7 | #13,477 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7,877 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 34 | #4,447 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 40 | #3,390 |
| 2001 | 34 | #3,781 |
| 2000 | 32 | #3,881 |
| 1999 | 24 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 19 | #5,060 |
| 1995 | 11 | #7,509 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 13 | #6,615 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 21 | #4,644 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 31 | #3,324 |
| 1988 | 29 | #3,301 |
| 1987 | 35 | #2,778 |
| 1986 | 18 | #4,344 |
| 1985 | 20 | #3,982 |
| 1984 | 28 | #3,068 |
| 1983 | 22 | #3,554 |
| 1982 | 44 | #2,250 |
| 1981 | 24 | #3,436 |
| 1980 | 17 | #4,326 |
| 1979 | 13 | #5,091 |
| 1978 | 12 | #5,214 |
| 1977 | 17 | #4,068 |
Names like Jilian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jillian, Emily, Jordan, Amanda, Madison, Miranda, Julia, Tiana, Jordyn, Jasmine, Jessica, Samantha
Names related to Jilian
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Jilian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jilian, updated 20 October 2026.