Girls' name · since 1938
Jillene
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 632 babies named Jillene, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 632
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
632 girls have been named Jillene since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Jillene has 632 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2008.
- #10,185 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 632 born since 1938
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jillene ranks #10,185 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 632 born since 1938, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,185 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 632
- born since 1938
- 1960s
- peak decade
Jillene's 632 recorded births place it above 85.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jillene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jillene's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1970 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jillene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2008
- Peak year (1970)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Jillene by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (190 births, 30% of the file).
1960s was Jillene's strongest decade.
190 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Jillene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
190 births
- 1970s
1970s
171 births
- 1980s
1980s
107 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 190 births (30% of all-time use).
How Jillene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jillene's total volume
Jillene by state
Where Jillene concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.8% |
16 of 632 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Jillene's data
- Jillene's decade-level peak was the 1960s (190 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jillenes (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jillene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1938–2008 (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 Jillene 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.