Girls' name · since 1951
Jillane
Since 1951, U.S. Social Security records show 119 babies named Jillane, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 119
- total births
- 1951–1989
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
Jillane is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 119 have been recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Jillane recorded 119 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 1989.
- 119 total births
- 1951–1989 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jillane's 119 recorded births place it above 65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Jillane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jillane splits its recorded history at 1966: 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 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1959 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jillane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1989
- Peak year (1959)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Jillane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Jillane's strongest decade.
55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Jillane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
32 births
- 1960s
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 14
1970s
14 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 55 births (46% of all-time use).
Jillane by state
Where Jillane concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 5 | 4.2% |
5 of 119 births nationwide.
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- Jillane's decade-level peak was the 1960s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Jillanes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1951–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jillane: Baby Name Since 1951 - 119 Births, Peak 1959." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jillane. 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 Jillane 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.