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

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Peak · girls
1977 · 6,238 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
27 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
208,071
since 1906

Jill over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201995peak #41, 1977girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,72221—
2024#6,16719—
2023#7,24715—
2022#4,47231—
2021#5,95520—
2020#6,32518—
2019#5,61222—
2018#5,45423—
2017#3,55243—
2016#4,42332—
2015#3,98937—
2014#3,13752—
2013#3,40446—
2012#3,64443—
2011#3,01456—
2010#2,56271—
2009#2,35982—
2008#2,18491—
2007#2,14793—
2006#1,539142—
2005#1,741113—
2004#1,614120—
2003#1,332153—
2002#1,376140—
2001#1,127186—
2000#985215—
1999#971213—
1998#808263—
1997#689314—
1996#650343—
1995#565408—
1994#534460—
1993#457546—
1992#397647—
1991#357719—
1990#329835—
1989#2551,057—
1988#1971,333—
1987#1971,409#6,9515
1986#1591,771#5,3327
1985#1432,039#5,1477
1984#1202,326#5,5616
1983#982,787#3,41112
1982#893,270#3,10814
1981#783,857#4,5098
1980#664,558#3,43012
1979#525,192#2,10424
1978#465,676#2,37519
1977#416,238#2,66516
1976#525,283#2,60116
1975#465,728#2,20520
1974#585,061#2,35817
1973#624,538#2,71613
1972#624,824#2,53414
1971#595,724#2,97311
1970#526,806#1,74325
1969#516,666#1,91419
1968#467,521#1,89418
1967#507,398#1,80919
1966#497,871#2,04315
1965#517,820#1,51326
1964#617,242#2,04016
1963#686,300#2,41412
1962#726,170#2,18614
1961#746,137#1,99717
1960#766,019#2,68510
1959#865,554#2,03316
1958#984,809—
1957#1004,729#2,8229
1956#1014,576#2,62810
1955#1024,223#1,97916
1954#1073,968#2,9428
1953#1143,389—
1952#1183,051#3,7345
1951#1302,566—
1950#1412,196—
1949#1521,947—
1948#1501,886#3,6685
1947#1561,859#3,0967
1946#1661,624—
1945#1771,158—
1944#1941,037#2,8627
1943#237811#3,2316
1942#269663—
1941#294490—
1940#321390—
1939#362323—
1938#413265—
1937#481184—
1936#477180—
1935#523151—
1934#530149—
1933#612112—
1932#73484—
1931#79772—
1930#95658—
1929#98154—
1928#1,27136—
1927#1,27838—
1926#1,35734—
1925#2,19117—
1924#2,21217—
1923#1,94420—
1922#2,38715—
1921#2,94111—
1920#2,46314—
1919#2,26415—
1918#4,2916—
1917#4,0836—
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1914#3,6185—
1913#3,1875—
1912#2,9795—
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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 1995

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedNHWashington: #575 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,576 girlsWAIdaho: #226 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 931 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #327 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,081 girlsMNIllinois: #514 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 3,298 girlsILWisconsin: #279 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,733 girlsWIMichigan: #337 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsMINew York: #537 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,584 girlsNYMassachusetts: #294 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,737 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedSDIowa: #325 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsIAIndiana: #545 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,093 girlsINOhio: #362 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,441 girlsOHPennsylvania: #280 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsPANew Jersey: #544 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,892 girlsNJConnecticut: #257 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,494 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,177 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 10,663 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedCONebraska: #212 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsNEMissouri: #386 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,466 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedWVVirginia: #690 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,682 girlsVAMaryland: #653 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,930 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedNMKansas: #299 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,599 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #530 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,826 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #402 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,239 girlsOKLouisiana: #590 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,662 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedALGeorgia: #683 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,116 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Jill, so not publishedHITexas: #773 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,686 girlsTXFlorida: #1,019 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,110 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#212 · 1 in 1,042
  2. Idaho#226 · 1 in 931
  3. Connecticut#257 · 1 in 1,494
  4. Wisconsin#279 · 1 in 1,733
  5. Pennsylvania#280 · 1 in 1,732

Best ever in a state: #10 in Utah, 1964.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#21281 in 1,042
Idaho#22661 in 931
Connecticut#257111 in 1,494
Wisconsin#279151 in 1,733
Pennsylvania#280361 in 1,732
Massachusetts#294191 in 1,737
Kansas#29981 in 1,599
Iowa#32571 in 2,026
Minnesota#327121 in 2,081
Michigan#337241 in 2,193
Ohio#362261 in 2,441
Missouri#386121 in 2,466
Oklahoma#40271 in 2,239
Illinois#514221 in 3,298
North Carolina#530101 in 3,826
New York#537301 in 3,584
New Jersey#544111 in 3,892
Indiana#54581 in 4,093
Washington#57581 in 3,576
Louisiana#59061 in 3,662
Maryland#65351 in 4,930
Georgia#68381 in 5,116
Virginia#69061 in 5,682
Texas#773241 in 5,686
Florida#1,01981 in 9,110
California#1,177221 in 10,663
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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.

See more about Jill
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s5#1,951 (1906)#1,951
1910s53#2,140 (1910)#3,355
1920s256#981 (1929)#1,903
1930s1,578#362 (1939)#589
1940s11,865#150 (1948)#212
1950s39,061#86 (1959)#110
1960s69,144#46 (1968)#60
1970s55,070#41 (1977)#53
1980s24,407#66 (1980)#140
1990s4,748#329 (1990)#576
2000s1,335#985 (2000)#1,640
2010s425#2,562 (2010)#3,879
2020s124#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 1995

girls
#565
408 births · 1 in 4,310 girls

Top girls' names in 1995

  1. #1Jessica27,941
  2. #2Ashley26,606
  3. #3Emily24,382
  4. #4Samantha21,644
  5. #5Sarah21,395
  6. #6Taylor20,426
  7. #7Hannah17,018
  8. #8Brittany16,477
  9. #9Amanda16,354
  10. #10Elizabeth16,192
  11. #565Jill408
More about 1995

girls

1,758,548 girls got a published name in 1995; 1 in 4,310 of them was named Jill, which outranked 96.4% of the 15,753 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Jill
  1. #562Misty412
  2. #563Stephany410
  3. #564Kathy409
  4. #565Jill408
  5. #565Noemi408
  6. #567Laurel407
  7. #567Susana407
  8. #569Cameron405

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1994
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,718Iridian#7,604 → #886
  2. ↑ 2,689Daija#3,615 → #926
  3. ↑ 2,119Lyric#2,752 → #633
  4. ↑ 1,910Daja#2,877 → #967
  5. ↑ 1,602Shania#2,047 → #445
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,205Nohely#896 → #2,101
  2. ↓ 1,048Zana#802 → #1,850
  3. ↓ 869Kadijah#512 → #1,381
  4. ↓ 609Clarisa#664 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 514Dayana#751 → #1,265

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1995 →