Jill Girl

How popular is Jill?

#5,721 girl name in 2025

21 baby girls were named Jill in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.

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185,011living people named Jill (est.)
58median age of people named Jill
208,572babies named Jill since 1880
1 in 157,873US babies born in 2025

Jill popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#5,721 for girls (▲ 443 from 2024)
Babies in 202521 girls
10-year trendFalling (-43% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#3,988 in 2015, #6,321 in 2020
Peak year1966 (7,871 girls)
Highest rank#41 in 1977
First recorded1906
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Jill is most popular

Babies named Jill per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
  2. California: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)

Jill by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1900s5#1,951
1910s53#2,140
1920s256#981
1930s1,578#362
1940s11,865#150
1950s39,061#86
1960s69,144#46
1970s55,070#41
1980s24,407#66
1990s4,748#329
2000s1,335#984
2010s425#2,562
2020s124#4,470

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Questions

Is Jill a boy or girl name?
Jill is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Jill were girls.
How popular is the name Jill?
21 baby girls were named Jill in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
When was Jill most popular?
Jill peaked in 1966, when 7,871 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #41 in 1977.
How many people are named Jill?
208,572 babies have been named Jill in the US since 1880. We estimate about 185,011 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 58.
Where is Jill most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Jill was most common in Texas, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.