Jillyan
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- JIL-ee-un
- Origin
- Latin
Jillyan is a girls' name of Latin origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Jillyan mean?
Latin: respelling of Jillian, a feminine form of Julian
A respelling of Jillian, an English feminine form of Julian, from the Latin Julianus.
Is Jillyan a girl's or a boy's name?
Jillyan is a girls' name.
How popular is Jillyan in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1978.
Half of all the girls named Jillyan in the US since 1880 were born between 1990 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Jillyan in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 10 | #10,424 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10,123 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,575 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10,738 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 8 | #10,116 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 7 | #10,562 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 12 | #6,525 |
| 1988 | 5 | #11,792 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 11 | #5,750 |
| 1978 | 5 | #9,748 |
Nicknames for Jillyan
- Jill
- Jilly
Names like Jillyan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emily, Madison, Julia, Jordyn, Jordan, Emely, Addison, Paulina, Lillian, Jazlyn, Juliet, Camila
Names related to Jillyan
Jillian, Jailyn, Jeilyn, Jilliana, Jillianna, Jilian, Jillianne, Jilliann
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, “Jillyan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/jillyan, updated 20 October 2026.