Gillian · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1922

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 89 recorded years as a table

Gillian, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1922	4
1937	6
1938	5
1940	6
1941	7
1942	5
1943	7
1944	5
1945	10
1946	7
1947	12
1948	11
1949	13
1950	11
1951	11
1952	9
1953	10
1954	8
1955	15
1956	13
1957	15
1958	12
1959	17
1960	9
1961	25
1962	33
1963	32
1964	37
1965	46
1966	49
1967	51
1968	71
1969	75
1970	72
1971	73
1972	84
1973	95
1974	75
1975	69
1976	65
1977	106
1978	114
1979	108
1980	104
1981	133
1982	151
1983	136
1984	151
1985	136
1986	122
1987	152
1988	158
1989	143
1990	125
1991	111
1992	107
1993	97
1994	91
1995	126
1996	216
1997	379
1998	504
1999	576
2000	537
2001	479
2002	424
2003	349
2004	279
2005	227
2006	190
2007	190
2008	179
2009	137
2010	119
2011	107
2012	94
2013	68
2014	70
2015	67
2016	59
2017	47
2018	52
2019	35
2020	32
2021	31
2022	32
2023	32
2024	32
2025	29

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Gillian isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 47
Rank in 2025: #3,296
How rare: 1 in 34,197 girls
Since 1922: 16,059

Most popular in 1999, at 576 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 56% per million girls born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.