Girls' name · since 1981

Jylian

Jylian has 103 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#26,790 of 72,339
all-time among girls
103
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Jylian sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 103 recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jylian has been recorded 103 times among girls since 1981, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2009.

  • #26,790 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 103 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jylian ranks #26,790 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 103 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#26,790 of 72,339
all-time among girls
103
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Jylian's 103 recorded births place it above 62.88% 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.

Jylian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Jylian's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Jylian popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2009

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2001)
10
Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
4681012 19811997199920012003200520072009 10

Jylian by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (68 births, 66% of the file).

2000s was Jylian's strongest decade.

68 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Jylian births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 68 births (66% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jylian?
Since 1981, Social Security records show 103 babies named Jylian. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #26,790 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2009. Its busiest year on record was 2001, with 10 births.
Where does Jylian sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jylian ranks #26,790 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 Jylian most popular?
Jylian was most popular in the 2000s decade with 68 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
How long has the name Jylian been used?
Records for Jylian go back to 1981, giving 29 years of history through 2009.
What names are similar to Jylian?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyl, Jyllian, Jyla, Jyll, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Jylian: 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, 1981–2009 (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 Jylian 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.