Boys' name · since 1919
Jl
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 32 babies named Jl, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1919–1994
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 34%
- born in that decade
32 boys have been named Jl since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jl has been recorded 32 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1994.
- 32 total births
- 1919–1994 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 34% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
Jl's 32 recorded births place it above 44% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jl's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jl splits its recorded history at 1985: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jl popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1994
- Peak year (1989)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Jl by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Jl's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Jl births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 11 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Jl's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (11 total births) through the 1990s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1919–1994 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac. "Jl: Baby Name Since 1919 - 32 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jl. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Jl 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 July 2026.