Girls' name · since 1948
Jilleen
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 138 babies named Jilleen, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
138 girls have been named Jilleen since 1948, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Jilleen recorded 138 times among girls since 1948, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1998.
- #23,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 138 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jilleen ranks #23,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 138 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 138
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jilleen's 138 recorded births place it above 67.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jilleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jilleen's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1972 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jilleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1998
- Peak year (1972)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Jilleen by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (42 births, 30% of the file).
1970s was Jilleen's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jilleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
19 births
- 1960s
1960s
39 births
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 42 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Jilleen's data
- Jilleen's decade-level peak was the 1970s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jilleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1948–1998 (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 Jilleen 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.