Girls' name · since 1982

Jillion

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Jillion, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#44,747 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1982
1980s
peak decade

Jillion is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1982.

Jillion has 22 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 1989.

  • #44,747 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 22 born since 1982
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jillion ranks #44,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1982, peaking in the 1980s.

#44,747 of 72,339
all-time among girls
22
born since 1982
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jillion's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% 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.

Jillion's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Jillion's full recorded timeline at 1986, 73% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 27% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1986 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Jillion popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–1989

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1986)
8
Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 198219861989 8

Jillion by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 100% of the file).

1980s was Jillion's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Jillion births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillion?
Jillion has been given to 22 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #44,747 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 8 babies were born in 1986, its single highest year.
Where does Jillion sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jillion ranks #44,747 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Jillion most popular?
Jillion was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
How long has the name Jillion been used?
The SSA has tracked Jillion since 1982 -- 8 years through the most recent 1989 data.
What names are similar to Jillion?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Jillion: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1982–1989 (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 Jillion 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.