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Jillian

Jillian holds the #1261 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 177 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #957 in 2020 to #1261 today. Its strongest year on record was 1982 (#96 nationally, 3,056 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1944. The name's biggest fan base is in Kansas (#497 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1261
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#96
in 1982 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
177
girls named Jillian

Jillian popularity, 1880–2025

0.049%0.097%0.15%0.19%18801900192019401960198020002020#96 in 1982
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1982

Where Jillian is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025MI—New York: #1087 (13 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1087Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025IA—Illinois: #1405 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)IL#1405Indiana: #815 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#815Ohio: #711 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#711Pennsylvania: #1231 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: #939 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NJ#939Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025CT—California: #1491 (15 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#1491Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025NE—Missouri: #728 (7 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MO#728Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025AL—Georgia: #1358 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1358Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jillian in 2025HI—Texas: #1790 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1790Florida: #1887 (6 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1887
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#497), Missouri (#728), Ohio (#711)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Jillian in the most recent year of SSA data.

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