Recorded 1938–2008 Girls' name Peak 1970 632 births

Jillene — girls' name

632 babies named Jillene in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s341950s1101960s1891970s1711980s1081990s92000s6
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Jillene was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

35 babies were named Jillene in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jillene

The Social Security Administration has registered 632 babies named Jillene between 1938 and 2008, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jillene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jillene performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 189 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Jillene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Jillene in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jillene 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 632 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.

Jillene at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

632

Since 1938

71 years of records

Peak year

1970

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1938

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 2008

Jillene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1938

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1970)
35
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 200819841978197219661960195419481938 5

Jillene by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
189 births that decade — 30% of Jillene's all-time total
1930s51940s341950s1101960s1891970s1711980s1081990s92000s6

Jillene by state

Where Jillene concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Jillene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 2.5%
#2 Minnesota
5 0.8%
#3 Wisconsin
5 0.8%
California share of Jillene's total US births 2.5%
Even split

16 of 632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillene?
632 babies have been named Jillene since 1938. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1970 with 35 births.
When was Jillene most popular?
Jillene was most popular in the 1960s decade with 189 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Jillene most popular?
The top states for the name Jillene are California (16 births), Minnesota (5 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Jillene been used?
Jillene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 71 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Jillene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jill, Jillian, Jilian, Jil, 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, 1938–2008 (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.