Girls' name · since 1982

Jilliam

102 babies named Jilliam in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

102
total births
1982–1993
years on record
1980s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade

Jilliam is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 102 have been recorded since 1982.

Jilliam has 102 recorded births among girls since 1982, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 1993.

  • 102 total births
  • 1982–1993 years on record
  • 1980s peak decade
  • 71% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jilliam's 102 recorded births place it above 63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Jilliam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jilliam's full recorded timeline at 1988, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jilliam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1987)
15
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
05101520 198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993 5

Jilliam by decade

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

1980s was Jilliam's strongest decade.

72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.

Jilliam births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 72 births (71% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jilliam?
102 babies have been named Jilliam since 1982. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1987 with 15 births.
When was Jilliam most popular?
Jilliam was most popular in the 1980s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Jilliam been used?
The SSA has tracked Jilliam since 1982 -- 12 years through the most recent 1993 data.
What names are similar to Jilliam?
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.

What to do with Jilliam's data

  • Jilliam's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 1990s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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, 1982–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac. "Jilliam: Baby Name Since 1982 - 102 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jilliam. 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 Jilliam 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.