Jill
#5,722 for girls in 2025, 21 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1977 · 6,238 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 27 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 208,071since 1906
Jill over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,722 | 21 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,167 | 19 | — | |
| 2023 | #7,247 | 15 | — | |
| 2022 | #4,472 | 31 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,325 | 18 | — | |
| 2019 | #5,612 | 22 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,454 | 23 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,552 | 43 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,423 | 32 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,989 | 37 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,137 | 52 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,404 | 46 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,644 | 43 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,014 | 56 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,562 | 71 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,359 | 82 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,184 | 91 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,147 | 93 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,539 | 142 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,741 | 113 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,614 | 120 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,332 | 153 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,376 | 140 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,127 | 186 | — | |
| 2000 | #985 | 215 | — | |
| 1999 | #971 | 213 | — | |
| 1998 | #808 | 263 | — | |
| 1997 | #689 | 314 | — | |
| 1996 | #650 | 343 | — | |
| 1995 | #565 | 408 | — | |
| 1994 | #534 | 460 | — | |
| 1993 | #457 | 546 | — | |
| 1992 | #397 | 647 | — | |
| 1991 | #357 | 719 | — | |
| 1990 | #329 | 835 | — | |
| 1989 | #255 | 1,057 | — | |
| 1988 | #197 | 1,333 | — | |
| 1987 | #197 | 1,409 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #159 | 1,771 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #143 | 2,039 | #5,147 | 7 |
| 1984 | #120 | 2,326 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #98 | 2,787 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #89 | 3,270 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #78 | 3,857 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #66 | 4,558 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #52 | 5,192 | #2,104 | 24 |
| 1978 | #46 | 5,676 | #2,375 | 19 |
| 1977 | #41 | 6,238 | #2,665 | 16 |
| 1976 | #52 | 5,283 | #2,601 | 16 |
| 1975 | #46 | 5,728 | #2,205 | 20 |
| 1974 | #58 | 5,061 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #62 | 4,538 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #62 | 4,824 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #59 | 5,724 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #52 | 6,806 | #1,743 | 25 |
| 1969 | #51 | 6,666 | #1,914 | 19 |
| 1968 | #46 | 7,521 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1967 | #50 | 7,398 | #1,809 | 19 |
| 1966 | #49 | 7,871 | #2,043 | 15 |
| 1965 | #51 | 7,820 | #1,513 | 26 |
| 1964 | #61 | 7,242 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1963 | #68 | 6,300 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #72 | 6,170 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #74 | 6,137 | #1,997 | 17 |
| 1960 | #76 | 6,019 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #86 | 5,554 | #2,033 | 16 |
| 1958 | #98 | 4,809 | — | |
| 1957 | #100 | 4,729 | #2,822 | 9 |
| 1956 | #101 | 4,576 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #102 | 4,223 | #1,979 | 16 |
| 1954 | #107 | 3,968 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #114 | 3,389 | — | |
| 1952 | #118 | 3,051 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #130 | 2,566 | — | |
| 1950 | #141 | 2,196 | — | |
| 1949 | #152 | 1,947 | — | |
| 1948 | #150 | 1,886 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #156 | 1,859 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #166 | 1,624 | — | |
| 1945 | #177 | 1,158 | — | |
| 1944 | #194 | 1,037 | #2,862 | 7 |
| 1943 | #237 | 811 | #3,231 | 6 |
| 1942 | #269 | 663 | — | |
| 1941 | #294 | 490 | — | |
| 1940 | #321 | 390 | — | |
| 1939 | #362 | 323 | — | |
| 1938 | #413 | 265 | — | |
| 1937 | #481 | 184 | — | |
| 1936 | #477 | 180 | — | |
| 1935 | #523 | 151 | — | |
| 1934 | #530 | 149 | — | |
| 1933 | #612 | 112 | — | |
| 1932 | #734 | 84 | — | |
| 1931 | #797 | 72 | — | |
| 1930 | #956 | 58 | — | |
| 1929 | #981 | 54 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,271 | 36 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,278 | 38 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,357 | 34 | — | |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | — | |
| 1924 | #2,212 | 17 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,944 | 20 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | — | |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,264 | 15 | — | |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,083 | 6 | — | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | — | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | — | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
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| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
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First appearance
1906
The first year at least five girls were named Jill! It came in at #1,951, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1906–1909, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Jill is popular in 1993
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#162 · 1 in 672
- Iowa#181 · 1 in 992
- Idaho#183 · 1 in 788
- Nebraska#205 · 1 in 1,062
- Kansas#237 · 1 in 1,291
Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1964.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #162 | 5 | 1 in 672 |
| Iowa | #181 | 15 | 1 in 992 |
| Idaho | #183 | 7 | 1 in 788 |
| Nebraska | #205 | 8 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Kansas | #237 | 10 | 1 in 1,291 |
| Massachusetts | #238 | 24 | 1 in 1,427 |
| Missouri | #238 | 21 | 1 in 1,454 |
| Minnesota | #260 | 15 | 1 in 1,725 |
| New Jersey | #263 | 27 | 1 in 1,648 |
| Arkansas | #268 | 8 | 1 in 1,449 |
| Michigan | #268 | 32 | 1 in 1,732 |
| Indiana | #284 | 19 | 1 in 1,745 |
| Oregon | #313 | 10 | 1 in 1,597 |
| Pennsylvania | #329 | 29 | 1 in 2,283 |
| Ohio | #336 | 28 | 1 in 2,359 |
| Colorado | #346 | 11 | 1 in 1,843 |
| Wisconsin | #357 | 11 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Illinois | #366 | 33 | 1 in 2,279 |
| Connecticut | #378 | 7 | 1 in 2,535 |
| Maryland | #386 | 10 | 1 in 2,569 |
| North Carolina | #398 | 14 | 1 in 2,742 |
| Louisiana | #433 | 9 | 1 in 2,568 |
| Florida | #477 | 23 | 1 in 3,238 |
| Utah | #484 | 5 | 1 in 2,706 |
| Oklahoma | #520 | 5 | 1 in 3,289 |
| New York | #569 | 28 | 1 in 4,039 |
| Virginia | #585 | 8 | 1 in 4,407 |
| Texas | #636 | 31 | 1 in 4,420 |
| Georgia | #663 | 8 | 1 in 5,059 |
| Arizona | #793 | 5 | 1 in 5,256 |
| Washington | #804 | 5 | 1 in 5,946 |
| California | #831 | 38 | 1 in 6,568 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
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| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 445 spots since 2024 (#6,167 → #5,722)
- 603 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #5,722)
- 1,733 spots since 2015 (#3,989 → #5,722)
- Biggest jump: 290 spots in 1929 (#1,271 → #981)
- Biggest drop: 163 spots in 1999 (#808 → #971)
Rise & fade · girls
71 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1906
- Peaked 1977 at #41 (6,238 births)
- Births halved by 1983, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 27 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 27 yrs · run 1957–1983
- Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1929–2000
Share of babies · girls
1 in 215
- Highest: 1 in 215 girls born in 1966 were named Jill (0.47%)
- Latest: 1 in 76,537 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #41 in 1977, was only 1 in 246 (0.41%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
- 33.2% of all girls named Jill (69,144) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #1,951 (1906) | #1,951 |
| 1910s | 53 | #2,140 (1910) | #3,355 |
| 1920s | 256 | #981 (1929) | #1,903 |
| 1930s | 1,578 | #362 (1939) | #589 |
| 1940s | 11,865 | #150 (1948) | #212 |
| 1950s | 39,061 | #86 (1959) | #110 |
| 1960s | 69,144 | #46 (1968) | #60 |
| 1970s | 55,070 | #41 (1977) | #53 |
| 1980s | 24,407 | #66 (1980) | #140 |
| 1990s | 4,748 | #329 (1990) | #576 |
| 2000s | 1,335 | #985 (2000) | #1,640 |
| 2010s | 425 | #2,562 (2010) | #3,879 |
| 2020s | 124 | #4,472 (2022) | #5,981 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Jill in 1993
girls
#457
546 births · 1 in 3,313 girls
Top girls' names in 1993
More about 1993
girls
1,809,072 girls got a published name in 1993; 1 in 3,313 of them was named Jill, which outranked 97.1% of the 15,801 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).