Recorded 1977–1999 Girls' name Peak 1978 35 births

Jillena — girls' name

35 babies named Jillena in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

35 girls have been named Jillena since 1977, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1999.

35
total births
1977–1999
years on record
1980s
peak decade
46%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Jillena was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

8 babies were named Jillena in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jillena

The Social Security Administration has registered 35 babies named Jillena between 1977 and 1999, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jillena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jillena performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Jillena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jillena in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 35 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Jillena at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

35

Since 1977

23 years of records

Peak year

1978

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1977

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1999

Jillena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1977

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1978)
8
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Jillena by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
16 births that decade — 46% of Jillena's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillena?
35 babies have been named Jillena since 1977. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1978 with 8 births.
When was Jillena most popular?
Jillena was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Jillena been used?
Jillena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 23 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Jillena?
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 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1977–1999 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.