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Jill

Jill: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“youthful”
Origin
English
Say it
JIL · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls

Originally a medieval English short form of Gillian, from Julian/Juliana. It later became established as an independent given name.

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How popular is Jill?

20245.7 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Jill in 202419

Peak year1966

Total US babies since 1880208,553

Jill is fading: recent use is about 43% of its level ten years before.

Names like Jill

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Jillianyouthful; downy-bearded · English
  • Gillianyouthful · Latin
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English

Jill questions

What does the name Jill mean?

Jill means "youthful". It comes from English. Originally a medieval English short form of Gillian, from Julian/Juliana. It later became established as an independent given name.

Is Jill a boy or girl name?

Jill is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Jill?

19 US babies were named Jill in 2024. Its peak year was 1966.

How do you pronounce Jill?

Jill is usually pronounced JIL.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.