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How popular is the name Jill?
Births per year, rank history and how many Jills are alive today.
Jill (female) last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2012 (ranked 5876th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. The name peaked in 1944, when around 610 babies were given the name, the 63rd most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 1964, with around 570 babies given the name that year. At least 25,000 babies have been named Jill in England and Wales since 1934. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
The Jill you are most likely to meet is around 63 years old. Half of all Jills born in England and Wales are between 55 and 77, and there are at least 22,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 6.7% chance that at least one of them will be called Jill.
How many babies are named Jill each year?
Where does Jill rank among girls' names?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Jill most popular?
Jill peaked in 1944, when around 610 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Jill?
At least 22,000 people named Jill born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Jill?
Most living Jills are between 55 and 77; the most common age is about 63.
Is Jill becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.