Girls' name · since 1983

Jillan

Jillan has 10 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

10
total births
1983–1985
years on record
1980s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade

10 girls have been named Jillan since 1983, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Jillan has 10 recorded births among girls since 1983, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 1985.

  • 10 total births
  • 1983–1985 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 100% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Jillan's 10 recorded births place it above 21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jillan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jillan's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1983, with only 5 births recorded.

Jillan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1985

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1983)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 19831985 5

Jillan by decade

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

1980s was Jillan's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jillan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillan?
10 babies have been named Jillan since 1983. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1983 with 5 births.
When was Jillan most popular?
Jillan was most popular in the 1980s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Jillan been used?
Records for Jillan go back to 1983, giving 3 years of history through 1985.
What names are similar to Jillan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jill, Jillian, Jilian, Jillene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1983–1985 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jillan: Baby Name Since 1983 - 10 Births, Peak 1983." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jillan. 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 Jillan 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 July 2026.