Girls' name · since 1977
Jilian
Jilian has 803 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1982 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 803
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
803 girls have been named Jilian since 1977, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jilian has 803 recorded births among girls since 1977, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2016.
- #8,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 803 born since 1977
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jilian ranks #8,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 803 born since 1977, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 803
- born since 1977
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jilian's 803 recorded births place it above 87.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jilian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jilian splits its recorded history at 1996: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2013 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1982 peak of 44 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jilian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2016
- Peak year (1982)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jilian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (296 births, 37% of the file).
2000s was Jilian's strongest decade.
296 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jilian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
268 births
- 1990s
1990s
159 births
- 2000s
2000s
296 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 296 births (37% of all-time use).
How Jilian compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jilian's total volume
Jilian by state
Where Jilian concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.0% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.7% |
20 of 803 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Jilian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (296 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jilians (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jilian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1977–2016 (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 Jilian 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.