UK girl's name
Gillean
Gillean is a girl's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 3 living people in the UK are called Gillean. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Gillean ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #537 in 1981.
- • About 3 living people in the UK are estimated to have Gillean as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
3
2026
Geography
Where Gillean is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Gillean. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Gillean ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #537 in 1981.
Across the UK
Gillean in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#537 in 1981
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Gillean
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Gillean Maclaine
military personnel
Scottish clan chief (1921–1970)
1921-1970
Related
Names similar to Gillean
- Grace 79,208
- Georgia 48,838
- Gracie 18,387
- Georgina 15,599
- Gabriella 10,902
- Gemma 8,350
- Gabrielle 7,154
- Georgie 4,883
- Gabriela 3,300
- Genevieve 2,393
- Gracie-Mae 1,727
- Greta 1,283
FAQ
Gillean: questions and answers
Where is Gillean most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Gillean ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #537 in 1981. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.