NameTides

Gillian

Gillian was the #3,296 girls' name in the US in 2025 (47 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #3,478 in Canada.

Gillian as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Gillian as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.752518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Gillian as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.06.2512.518.75251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,296 (47)#4,201 (5)———#3,478 (5)
2024#3,081 (52)#3,696 (6)———#2,685 (7)
2023#3,181 (51)#4,710 (4)——#856 (3)#2,900 (6)
2022#3,123 (52)————#2,133 (9)
2021#3,157 (51)#3,961 (5)———#2,893 (6)
2020#3,061 (52)————#2,873 (6)
2019#2,814 (59)#4,001 (5)———#1,683 (13)
2018#2,145 (88)————#1,440 (16)
2017#2,283 (81)#2,925 (8)———#1,901 (11)
2016#1,908 (105)#4,096 (5)———#1,157 (22)
2015#1,743 (120)#4,736 (4)——#751 (4)#1,202 (20)
2014#1,684 (125)#5,691 (3)———#847 (32)
2013#1,725 (120)#3,536 (6)———#1,686 (13)
2012#1,392 (166)#4,171 (5)———#999 (26)
2011#1,266 (188)#5,785 (3)———#821 (33)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #303.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1922.
  • In 2016, 95% of US babies named Gillian were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 34,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 34,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 30,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Gillian is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 33,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 31,000 to 1 in 36,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Gillian by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Gillian (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
GillianCanadaGirls#3,4785
GillianEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
GillianIrelandGirls—too few
GillianNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
GillianScotlandGirls—too few
GillianUSGirls#3,29647
GillianUSBoys—too few