Recorded 1919–1994 Boys' name Peak 1989 32 births

Jl — boys' name

32 babies named Jl in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

32 boys have been named Jl since 1919, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1994.

32
total births
1919–1994
years on record
1980s
peak decade
34%
born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Jl was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

6 babies were named Jl in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jl

The Social Security Administration has registered 32 babies named Jl between 1919 and 1994, spanning 76 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Jl currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jl performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Jl shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jl 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 32 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.

Jl at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

32

Since 1919

76 years of records

Peak year

1989

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1919

Recorded for 76 years

Last year on file: 1994

Jl popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1919

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1989)
6
Annual births at peak — across 76 years of records
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Jl by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
11 births that decade — 34% of Jl's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jl?
32 babies have been named Jl since 1919. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1989 with 6 births.
When was Jl most popular?
Jl was most popular in the 1980s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Jl been used?
Jl has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 76 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Jl?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jlyn, Jlen, Jlon, Jlynn, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–1994 (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.