Recorded 1954–1983 Girls' name Peak 1954 91 births

Jyll — girls' name

91 babies named Jyll in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s211960s261970s341980s10
1970s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Jyll was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

9 babies were named Jyll in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Jyll

The Social Security Administration has registered 91 babies named Jyll between 1954 and 1983, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Jyll currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Jyll performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Jyll shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Jyll 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 91 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.

Jyll at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

91

Since 1954

30 years of records

Peak year

1954

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1954

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1983

Jyll popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1954

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1954)
9
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
45678910 19831979197319711968196119591954 9

Jyll by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
34 births that decade — 37% of Jyll's all-time total
1950s211960s261970s341980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Jyll?
91 babies have been named Jyll since 1954. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1954 with 9 births.
When was Jyll most popular?
Jyll was most popular in the 1970s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Jyll been used?
Jyll has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 30 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Jyll?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jyl, Jyllian, Jyla, Jylian, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1954–1983 (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.