Girls' name · since 1981
Jyllian
Since 1981, U.S. Social Security records show 244 babies named Jyllian, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jyllian sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 244 recorded since 1981.
Social Security Administration records show Jyllian recorded 244 times among girls since 1981, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2012.
- #17,821 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 244 born since 1981
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Jyllian ranks #17,821 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 244 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.
- #17,821 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 244
- born since 1981
- 2000s
- peak decade
Jyllian's 244 recorded births place it above 75.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Jyllian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jyllian's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jyllian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2012
- Peak year (2001)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2012.
244 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2001 with 23 births in a single year.
Jyllian by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (154 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Jyllian's strongest decade.
154 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Jyllian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 43
1990s
43 births
- 2000s
2000s
154 births
- 2010s 25
2010s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 154 births (63% of all-time use).
Jyllian decade highlights
- Peak decade 154 births
- Runner-up 43 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Jyllian's data
- Jyllian's decade-level peak was the 2000s (154 total births); usage has since declined to 25 in the 2010s -- 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 Jyllian: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1981–2012 (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 Jyllian 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.
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