Total births
639
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.
- 639
- total births
- 1892–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
639 boys have been named Jiles since 1892, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jiles has been recorded 639 times among boys since 1892, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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.
- 639 total births
- 1892–2025 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 19% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
639 boys have been named Jiles since 1892, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 2025.
- 639
- total births
- 1892–2025
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 19%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
19% 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.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
1923
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1892
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
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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 vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
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% |
North Carolina share of Jiles's total US births 0.8%
5 of 639 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jiles? ▼
Jiles has been given to 639 babies in the U.S. since 1892, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2025. 19 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
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 134 years of data through 2025.
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.
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
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jiles
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jiles: Baby Name Since 1892 - 639 Births, Peak 1923." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jiles. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 June 2026.