Jill

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A few things about Jill you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Jill

Jill Stein

American politician and physician (born 1950)

Choose Jill and your child shares a first name with Jill Stein, an American politician and physician. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Jill, like who?” Jill Stein's Wikipedia article is available in 48 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 76,336 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Jill, 21 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Jill would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryJill first shows up in US birth records in 1906, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 119 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1977, when it ranked #41. Today it's #5,722, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowJill was 9.0× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 8,446 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 76,336.
• 🚀TrendJill has climbed 603 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,722. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 💬MeaningJill is an English form of Gillian, which means “youthful”. Our records link it to English and Latin roots.

About the name Jill

Jill is a girl name of English and Latin origin meaning “youthful”. It has 4 letters and 1 syllable, starting with J and ending in “-ill”. US birth records list Jill for girls from 1906 to 2025, in 115 of those 120 years. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked #41 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #5,722, with 21 babies.

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