Gillian

Gillian

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Gillian first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1998 with 181 babies (rank #167 that year). In 2024 it was given to 7 girls (rank #2,835). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gillian

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gillian yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,281

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

181

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	148	#221
1992	111	#271
1993	112	#261
1994	79	#314
1995	94	#306
1996	111	#265
1997	154	#196
1998	181	#167
1999	143	#207
2000	152	#189
2001	137	#210
2002	108	#268
2003	106	#278
2004	81	#361
2005	62	#452
2006	66	#447
2007	72	#435
2008	40	#698
2009	55	#553
2010	47	#605
2011	33	#815
2012	26	#991
2013	13	#1,685
2014	32	#844
2015	19	#1,254
2016	22	#1,142
2017	12	#1,835
2018	17	#1,387
2019	13	#1,712
2020	7	#2,732
2021	6	#3,085
2022	9	#2,197
2023	6	#3,138
2024	7	#2,835

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

148

#221

1992

111

#271

1993

112

#261

1994

#314

1995

#306

1996

111

#265

1997

154

#196

1998

181

#167

1999

143

#207

2000

152

#189

2001

137

#210

2002

108

#268

2003

106

#278

2004

#361

2005

#452

2006

#447

2007

#435

2008

#698

2009

#553

2010

#605

2011

#815

2012

#991

2013

#1,685

2014

#844

2015

#1,254

2016

#1,142

2017

#1,835

2018

#1,387

2019

#1,712

2020

#2,732

2021

#3,085

2022

#2,197

2023

#3,138

2024

#2,835

Numerology of Gillian

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Gillian

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Gillian in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail