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Origin & history of Gillian1
Latin roots
Gillian comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Youthful, downy-bearded.
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How popular is Gillian?
1999
peak year
Gillian reached its widest reach during the 1990s. In 1999, 1,022 babies received the name (ranked #303). In the present decade it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2662), with about 72 babies given the name annually. Gillian has been declining in recent years. The all-time total comes to roughly 16,079 registrations.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
1,022
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #303)
(ranked #303)
72
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
720
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
16,079
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Gillian1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
G7
I9
L3
L3
I9
A1
N5
Sum: 37 → Life path 1
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Personality of Gillian🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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