Jill
Girl nameJill has been given to 208,572 babies in the U.S. since 1906. It peaked in 1966.
Meaning & origin /d͡ʒɪl/
A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
208,572
Peak year
1966 (7,886 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1906
10-year trend
▼ -43%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Jill
Jill Biden
American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025
Jill Stein
American politician and physician (born 1950)
Jill Clayburgh
American actress (1944–2010)
Jill Johnson
Swedish country and schlager singer
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Jill.
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