Recorded 2001–2004 Girls' name Peak 2004 16 births

Gillyan — girls' name

16 babies named Gillyan in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s16
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Gillyan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

6 babies were named Gillyan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gillyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Gillyan between 2001 and 2004, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gillyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2004. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gillyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gillyan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gillyan at a glance

Last recorded 2004

Total births

16

Since 2001

4 years of records

Peak year

2004

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2004

Active since

2001

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2004

Gillyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2001

Last recorded 2004
Peak year (2004)
6
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
4.555.566.5 200420032001 5

Gillyan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 100% of Gillyan's all-time total
2000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gillyan?
16 babies have been named Gillyan since 2001. It was last recorded in 2004. The peak year was 2004 with 6 births.
When was Gillyan most popular?
Gillyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Gillyan been used?
Gillyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 4 years of data through 2004.
What names are similar to Gillyan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gillian, Gilda, Gilbert, Gila, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2001–2004 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.