Boys' name · since 1996
Jylan
95 babies named Jylan in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jylan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 95 recorded since 1996.
Jylan has 95 recorded births among boys since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2024.
- #17,763 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 95 born since 1996
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jylan ranks #17,763 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1996, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,763 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 95
- born since 1996
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jylan's 95 recorded births place it above 60.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
Jylan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Jylan splits its recorded history at 2004: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Jylan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2024
- Peak year (2000)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Jylan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (62 births, 65% of the file).
2000s was Jylan's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Jylan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
62 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 62 births (65% of all-time use).
Jylan by state
Where Jylan concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 5 | 5.3% |
5 of 95 births nationwide.
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- Jylan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Jylans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Jylan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1996–2024 (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 Jylan 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.