Recorded 1892–2022 Boys' name Peak 1923 631 births

Jiles — boys' name

631 babies named Jiles in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s131910s531920s1241930s721940s701950s611960s181970s231980s411990s352000s312010s562020s23
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Jiles was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

19 babies were named Jiles in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jiles

The Social Security Administration has registered 631 babies named Jiles between 1892 and 2022, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jiles currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jiles performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Jiles shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Jiles in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jiles 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 631 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.

Jiles at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

631

Since 1892

131 years of records

Peak year

1923

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1892

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2022

Jiles popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1892

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1923)
19
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
05101520 202220101987196119481936192419121892 6

Jiles by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
124 births that decade — 20% of Jiles's all-time total
1890s111900s131910s531920s1241930s721940s701950s611960s181970s231980s411990s352000s312010s562020s23

Jiles by state

Where Jiles concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Jiles
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 0.8%
North Carolina share of Jiles's total US births 0.8%

5 of 631 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jiles?
631 babies have been named Jiles since 1892. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1923 with 19 births.
When was Jiles most popular?
Jiles was most popular in the 1920s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Jiles most popular?
The top states for the name Jiles are North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Jiles been used?
Jiles has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 131 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Jiles?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jill, Jillian, Jilberto, Jildardo. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1892–2022 (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.