Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1966

Jill

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,810 Trend ↓ Falling 11%

A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.

Rank 2025
#5,810
among girls · ↑459 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Jill
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1966
7,886 babies
All-time total
208,572
#190 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Jill popularity over time

208,572 babies have been named Jill since 1906, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s 5 – 5 1 – #2,082
1910s 53 – 53 5 +960% #2,277
1920s 256 – 256 26 +383% #987
1930s 1,578 – 1,578 158 +516% #362
1940s 11,865 25 11,890 1,189 +653% #150
1950s 39,061 64 39,125 3,913 +229% #86
1960s 69,144 166 69,310 6,931 +77% #46
1970s 55,070 175 55,245 5,525 -20% #41
1980s 24,407 71 24,478 2,448 -56% #66
1990s 4,748 – 4,748 475 -81% #329
2000s 1,335 – 1,335 134 -72% #988
2010s 425 – 425 43 -68% #2,573
2020s (to 2025) 124 – 124 21 -51% #4,525

Where Jill is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 20 0.01 outside top 500
2030 20 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Jill

Jill is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,810 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 208,572 American babies have been named Jill. Its peak came in 1966, when 7,886 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Jill stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Jill?

The median living Jill is about 57 years old; half are between 48 and 64. An estimated 187 thousand people named Jill are alive in the United States today.

median 57 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Jill year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 21 #5,810 – –
2024 19 #6,269 – –
2023 15 #7,430 – –
2022 31 #4,525 – –
2021 20 #6,051 – –
2020 18 #6,461 – –
2019 22 #5,696 – –
2018 23 #5,532 – –
2017 43 #3,585 – –
2016 32 #4,471 – –
2015 37 #4,030 – –
2014 52 #3,160 – –
2013 46 #3,427 – –
2012 43 #3,676 – –
2011 56 #3,031 – –
2010 71 #2,573 – –
2009 82 #2,363 – –
2008 91 #2,195 – –
2007 93 #2,155 – –
2006 142 #1,542 – –
2005 113 #1,747 – –
2004 120 #1,623 – –
2003 153 #1,336 – –
2002 140 #1,381 – –
2001 186 #1,128 – –
2000 215 #988 – –
1995 408 #565 – –
1990 835 #329 – –
1985 2,039 #143 7 #5,422
1980 4,558 #66 12 #3,503
1975 5,728 #46 20 #2,254
1970 6,806 #52 25 #1,765
1965 7,820 #51 26 #1,539
1960 6,019 #76 10 #2,767
1955 4,223 #102 16 #2,003
1950 2,196 #142 – –
1945 1,158 #177 – –
1940 390 #322 – –
1935 151 #523 – –
1930 58 #964 – –
1925 17 #2,239 – –
1920 14 #2,518 – –
1915 5 #4,598 – –
1910 6 #2,277 – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Jill

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Jill Biden Jill Biden First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025 b. 1951 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Jill Wagner Jill Wagner American actress (born 1979) Contemporary
  3. 3 Jill St. John Jill St. John American actress (born 1940) Contemporary
  4. 4 Jill Ireland Jill Ireland British actress (1936–1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Jill Hennessy Jill Hennessy Canadian actress and musician b. 1968 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Jill Clayburgh Jill Clayburgh American actress (1944–2010) Contemporary
  7. 7 Jill Stein Jill Stein American politician and physician (born 1950) Contemporary
  8. 8 Jill Kelly Jill Kelly American pornographic actress (born 1971) Contemporary
  9. 9 Jill Eikenberry Jill Eikenberry American actress (born 1947) Contemporary
  10. 10 Jill Esmond Jill Esmond English actress (1908–1990) Contemporary
  11. 11 Jill Flint Jill Flint American actress (born 1977) Contemporary
  12. 12 Jill Bolte Taylor Jill Bolte Taylor American neuroscientist b. 1959 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Jill Ellis Jill Ellis Football coach and executive (born 1966) Contemporary
  14. 14 Jill Tarter Jill Tarter American astronomer b. 1944 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Jill Abramson Jill Abramson Former executive editor of The New York Times (born 1954) Contemporary
  16. 16 Jill Johnson Jill Johnson Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1973) Contemporary
  17. 17 Jill Craybas Jill Craybas American tennis player (born 1974) Contemporary
  18. 18 Jill Scott Topics referred to by the same term b. 1972 · Contemporary
  19. 19 Jill Evans Jill Evans British politician and MEP b. 1959 · Contemporary
  20. 20 Jill Hetherington Canadian tennis player and coach (born 1964) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Jill, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Jill?

The median living Jill is about 57 years old. Half of all living Jills are between 48 and 64 years old.

How many people named Jill are alive today?

An estimated 187 thousand people named Jill are alive in the United States, based on 208,572 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Jill mean?

A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.

How popular is the name Jill in 2025?

Jill ranked #5,810 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Jill?

208,572 babies have been named Jill in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Jill most popular?

Jill peaked in 1966, when 7,886 newborns received the name.

Is Jill a boy or girl name?

Jill is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Jill rising or falling?

Jill is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Jill become more popular?

Jill looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 20 girls named Jill in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Jill?

Well-known people named Jill include Jill Biden (politician), Jill Wagner (actor), Jill St. John (actor).

Names like Jill

Names that sound and feel close to Jill: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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