Girls' name · since 1954
Jyll
Jyll has 91 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jyll sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 91 recorded since 1954.
Social Security Administration records show Jyll recorded 91 times among girls since 1954, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 1983.
- #28,179 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 91 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jyll ranks #28,179 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 91 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,179 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 91
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Jyll's 91 recorded births place it above 60.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jyll's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jyll's SSA record in two at 1970 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1954 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jyll popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1983
- Peak year (1954)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Jyll by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (34 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Jyll's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Jyll births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
26 births
- 1970s
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 34 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Jyll's decade-level peak was the 1970s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Jyll: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1954–1983 (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 Jyll 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.