Girls' name · since 1977
Jillean
Since 1977, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Jillean, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 47
- total births
- 1977–1988
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Jillean is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 47 have been recorded since 1977.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jillean has been recorded 47 times among girls since 1977, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 1988.
- 47 total births
- 1977–1988 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jillean's 47 recorded births place it above 50% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jillean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jillean splits its recorded history at 1980: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1977 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jillean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–1988
- Peak year (1978)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Jillean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jillean's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Jillean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
21 births
- 1980s
1980s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 26 births (55% of all-time use).
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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, 1977–1988 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jillean: Baby Name Since 1977 - 47 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jillean. 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 Jillean 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.