Jill

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Jill is an English feminine given name, often a short form of the name Gillian or Jillian, which in turn originated as a Middle English variant of Juliana. Jill was such a common name that it had an everygirl quality, as in the 15th century English nursery rhyme Jack and Jill.

From Wikipedia

Jill first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 27 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 71 babies (rank #386 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Jill

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Jill yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

582

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Chronicles of Narnia: Jill Pole — Eustace's schoolmate

Famous people named Jill

Jill BidenEnglish teacher · b. 1951
Jill Steinpeace activist · b. 1950
Jill Clayburghfilm actor · b. 1944
Jill Johnsonrecording artist · b. 1973
Jill St. Johnfilm actor · b. 1940

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with J

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	71	#386
1992	53	#502
1993	56	#467
1994	50	#469
1995	41	#588
1996	34	#671
1997	32	#684
1998	20	#948
1999	13	#1,306
2000	18	#1,033
2001	12	#1,412
2002	22	#921
2003	22	#959
2004	15	#1,295
2005	21	#1,053
2006	15	#1,399
2007	10	#1,932
2008	13	#1,658
2009	12	#1,790
2010	8	#2,422
2012	7	#2,691
2013	5	#3,431
2014	7	#2,677
2015	8	#2,407
2016	7	#2,662
2021	5	#3,679
2022	5	#3,639