Is Jill a boy or girl name?
Jill is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 19 girls and 0 boys were named Jill, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 208,553 US babies named Jill were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,246
- Babies named Jill since 1906
- 208,553
- Most popular year
- 1966
- 7,885 babies
Boys and girls named Jill, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 53 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 256 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,578 | 100% |
| 1940s | 25 | 11,865 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 64 | 39,060 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 166 | 69,144 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 175 | 55,071 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 71 | 24,409 | 99.7% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,748 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,335 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 425 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 103 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,246 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,425 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,521 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,045 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,460 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,690 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,532 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,583 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,471 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,029 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,160 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,426 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,676 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 56 | #3,031 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,573 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,363 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,195 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 93 | #2,155 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,541 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,747 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,622 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,336 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,381 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,128 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 215 | #988 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 213 | #972 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 263 | #809 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 314 | #690 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 343 | #650 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 408 | #565 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 460 | #534 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 546 | #459 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 647 | #397 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 719 | #357 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 835 | #329 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 1,057 | #255 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 1,333 | #197 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,507 | 1,409 | #197 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,610 | 1,772 | #159 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,423 | 2,039 | #143 |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,936 | 2,326 | #120 |
| 1983 | 12 | #3,512 | 2,787 | #98 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,193 | 3,271 | #89 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,722 | 3,857 | #78 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,502 | 4,558 | #66 |
| 1979 | 24 | #2,129 | 5,192 | #52 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,425 | 5,677 | #46 |
| 1977 | 16 | #2,725 | 6,238 | #41 |
| 1976 | 16 | #2,654 | 5,283 | #52 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,254 | 5,728 | #46 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,401 | 5,060 | #58 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,782 | 4,538 | #62 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,589 | 4,825 | #62 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,053 | 5,724 | #59 |
| 1970 | 25 | #1,766 | 6,806 | #52 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,941 | 6,666 | #51 |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,924 | 7,520 | #46 |
| 1967 | 19 | #1,835 | 7,399 | #50 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,090 | 7,870 | #49 |
| 1965 | 26 | #1,539 | 7,821 | #51 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,072 | 7,242 | #61 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,474 | 6,301 | #68 |
| 1962 | 14 | #2,236 | 6,170 | #72 |
| 1961 | 17 | #2,034 | 6,137 | #74 |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,767 | 6,018 | #76 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,070 | 5,554 | #86 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 4,808 | #98 |
| 1957 | 9 | #2,912 | 4,729 | #100 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,710 | 4,576 | #101 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,003 | 4,222 | #102 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,060 | 3,968 | #107 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 3,389 | #114 |
| 1952 | 5 | #3,993 | 3,052 | #118 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 2,566 | #130 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 2,196 | #142 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 1,947 | #152 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,925 | 1,886 | #150 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,226 | 1,859 | #156 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,624 | #166 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,158 | #177 |
| 1944 | 7 | #2,988 | 1,037 | #194 |
| 1943 | 6 | #3,382 | 811 | #237 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 663 | #269 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 490 | #294 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 390 | #322 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 323 | #362 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 265 | #414 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 184 | #481 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 180 | #478 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 151 | #523 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 149 | #532 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 112 | #614 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 84 | #736 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 72 | #799 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 58 | #964 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 54 | #987 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,278 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,288 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,373 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,239 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,254 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,982 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,429 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,038 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,518 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,320 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,553 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,337 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,598 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,899 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,426 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 5 | #3,191 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,277 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,082 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Jill reached #1,539 in 1965. As a girl name, it reached #41 in 1977. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Jill
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.