Gillen - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Gillen \gi(l)-len\ is a variant of Gillean (Irish, Gaelic), and the meaning of Gillen is "servant of Saint John".

The baby name Gillen sounds like Gaillen, Gillon, Gilleon and Gillan. Other similar baby names are Dillen, Gilles, Gilley and Millen.

Gillen is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#3603 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy name Gillen. Compare Gillen with its source form and related boy names.