Recorded 1977–2016 Girls' name Peak 1986 472 births

Jillianne — girls' name

472 babies named Jillianne in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s1521990s1262000s1292010s47
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Jillianne was born in this single decade.

1986
Single peak year

23 babies were named Jillianne in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jillianne

The Social Security Administration has registered 472 babies named Jillianne between 1977 and 2016, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jillianne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jillianne performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 152 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jillianne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Jillianne in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jillianne 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 472 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.

Jillianne at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

472

Since 1977

40 years of records

Peak year

1986

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1977

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2016

Jillianne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1977

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1986)
23
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
0510152025 201620102005200019951990198519801977 7

Jillianne by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
152 births that decade — 32% of Jillianne's all-time total
1970s181980s1521990s1262000s1292010s47

Jillianne by state

Where Jillianne concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Jillianne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 4.4%
#2 New York
6 1.3%
California share of Jillianne's total US births 4.4%
Even split

21 of 472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillianne?
472 babies have been named Jillianne since 1977. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1986 with 23 births.
When was Jillianne most popular?
Jillianne was most popular in the 1980s decade with 152 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Jillianne most popular?
The top states for the name Jillianne are California (21 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Jillianne been used?
Jillianne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 40 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Jillianne?
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, 1977–2016 (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.