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What does Jillian mean?
Jillian 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced JIL-ee-an. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Jillian is "youthful". Variant of Gillian, from Julian; diminutive of Juliana. See also Jill.
ASSOCIATED WITH youthful
Variations
VARIANTS Jilian, Jiliana, Jillaine, Jillan, Jillana, Jillane, Jillanne, Jillayne, Jillene, Jillesa, Jilliana, Jilliane, Jilliann, Jillianna, Jillianne, Jillyan, Jillyanna, Jillyanne, Jyllina
RELATED FORMS VIA GILLIAN, JILL, JULIANA Ghilian, Ghillian, Gilian, Giliana, Gillan, Gillianna, Gillianne, Gillie, Giuliana, Jilana, Jilleen, Jilli, Jillie, Jilly, Juliane, Juliann, Jyllian
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Jillian Gracelynn (J.G.), ..
How popular is Jillian?
Jillian is a very prominent first name for women (#586 out of 4276, Top 14%) but an unusual surname for both adults and children. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Jillian was first listed in 1970-1979 and reached its highest position of #115 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is at #735 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Jillian (#735 IN RECENT RANKINGS) rated in the Top 2000 are Gillian, Gillie, Giuliana (#675), Jill, Julian, Juliana (#151), Juliane and Juliann. These relations of Jillian were at the top of their popularity in the 1970s (MEDIAN #1274) and are now much less conventional (#1506, DOWN 62%), with versions such as Jill becoming less fashionable. Juliana is the most chic baby name in this list.
Similar Names
Jillian▼ is pronounced similarly to Jaylan, Joelin, Joelliane, Joellin, Jolan, Jolean, Jolin and Jolleen. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aillin, Callan, Dillan, Dillian, Dilliana, Dyllan, Eilean, Eirian, Elian, Ellan, Fallan, Jaclin, Jadrian, Jalin, Jamillia, Jilleisa, Jinia, Jioia, Jiulia, Jiuliana, Jiuliya (see Giulia), Jiyulia, Joslin, Julia▼, Jullia, Julliana, Jullie, Kallan, Kellan, Lilian▲, Lillia, Lillian▼, Lilliana▲, Lilliane, Lilliann, Lillias, Lillyan▼, Lilyan▼, Mirian, Nollan, Sillia, Tirian, Tivian and Vivian. These names tend to be less commonly used than Jillian.
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