JILLIAN  

Gender: F
Origin: Phonetic spelling of GILLIAN
Meaning: "youthful"

Popularity in 2008: #174

This spelling is now four times more popular than the original, maybe because the G version invites pronunciation problems.

Nicknames & Variations:
Jillianne, Jilliana, Jilly, Jilliyanne, Gilly, Jiliana, Jillette, Jillyan, Jillet, Jilan, Jillane, Jill, Jillana, Jillie, Jillyanna, Jilian, Gillet, Gillette

Jillian is being discussed in our message boards:

• Sister for Jill, Theresa and Anna
• Intitals Baby Name Game!!
• Build a Name Together
• What? Weird name reactions
• Compromise and pass it on!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Jillian:

• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE