Boys' name · since 1892
Jiles
Jiles has 639 recorded births since 1892 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,935 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jiles currently ranks #8935 among boys' names in America, with 639 babies recorded since 1892.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiles has been recorded 639 times among boys since 1892, currently ranked #8935 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #6,821 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,935 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 639 born since 1892
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiles ranks #6,821 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,935 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 639 born since 1892, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,821 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,935 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 639
- born since 1892
- 1920s
- peak decade
Jiles's 639 recorded births place it above 85% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Jiles compares
639 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jiles's all-time total is 73% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jiles | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 639 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Jiles's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Jiles's full recorded timeline at 1952, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1898, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Jiles popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Jiles by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Jiles's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Jiles births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 13
1900s
13 births
- 1910s
1910s
53 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s
1930s
72 births
- 1940s
1940s
70 births
- 1950s
1950s
61 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s 35
1990s
35 births
- 2000s 31
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124 births (19% of all-time use).
How Jiles compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Jiles's total volume
Jiles by state
Where Jiles concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
5 of 639 births nationwide.
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What to do with Jiles's data
- Jiles's decade-level peak was the 1920s (124 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Jiless (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jiles: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~133 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1892–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jiles draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.