How Many People Are Named Jill?
people named Jill are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,868 people in the US has this name
Based on 208,572 babies named Jill in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,886 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of GILLIAN.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Jill in English. Counting Jill and these spellings together, about 183,761 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Jill (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Jill alive today is about 56 years old, and 58% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 48 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Jill first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 1966, to 7,886 babies. In 2025, 21 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Jill never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #41, in 1977, and it was in the top 100 for 27 years, 1957 to 1983. In 2025 it ranked #5,809.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,809 |
| Best rank | #41 (1977) |
| Years in the top 100 | 27 (1957 to 1983) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #61 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Jill alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Jill were born in New York than in any other state: about 15,790 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Jill was given 2.1 times as often in Iowa, 2.1 times in Minnesota and 2 times in South Dakota.
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