Recorded 1978–2014 Girls' name Peak 1999 291 births

Jillyan — girls' name

291 babies named Jillyan in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s161980s481990s662000s1182010s43

The verdict

291 girls have been named Jillyan since 1978, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2014.

291
total births
1978–2014
years on record
2000s
peak decade
41%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Jillyan was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

17 babies were named Jillyan in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jillyan

The Social Security Administration has registered 291 babies named Jillyan between 1978 and 2014, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jillyan currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jillyan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 118 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jillyan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jillyan 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 291 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.

Jillyan at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

291

Since 1978

37 years of records

Peak year

1999

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1978

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2014

Jillyan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1978

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1999)
17
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 201420102006200219981992198819821978 5

Jillyan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
118 births that decade — 41% of Jillyan's all-time total
1970s161980s481990s662000s1182010s43

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jillyan?
291 babies have been named Jillyan since 1978. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1999 with 17 births.
When was Jillyan most popular?
Jillyan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 118 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Jillyan been used?
Jillyan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 37 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Jillyan?
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, 1978–2014 (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.