Girls' name · since 1977
Jillianne
Jillianne has 472 recorded births since 1977 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1986 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 472
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jillianne sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 472 recorded since 1977.
Social Security Administration records show Jillianne recorded 472 times among girls since 1977, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1977 to 2016.
- #12,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 472 born since 1977
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jillianne ranks #12,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 472 born since 1977, peaking in the 1980s.
- #12,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 472
- born since 1977
- 1980s
- peak decade
Jillianne's 472 recorded births place it above 83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Jillianne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jillianne splits its recorded history at 1997: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2014 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1986 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jillianne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1977–2016
- Peak year (1986)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Jillianne by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (152 births, 32% of the file).
1980s was Jillianne's strongest decade.
152 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Jillianne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 18
1970s
18 births
- 1980s
1980s
152 births
- 1990s
1990s
126 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 152 births (32% of all-time use).
Jillianne by state
Where Jillianne concentrates geographically, total births since 1977
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 4.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 1.3% |
21 of 472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Jillianne's decade-level peak was the 1980s (152 total births); usage has since declined to 47 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Jilliannes (21 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Jillianne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1977–2016 (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 Jillianne 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.