Jill

Where Jill comes from

A variant of Gill, diminutive of Gillian, a medieval form of Juliana, ultimately from Latin.
— Wiktionary's entry for Jill
  • Latin
  • 1 syllable
Along the way
  1. 1906
    First appearance
    #1,951 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1950
    Jill Stein born
    American politician and physician
  3. 1951
    Jill Biden born
    American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025
  4. 1977
    Peak, #41
    6,238 babies named Jill — more than any year before or since.
  5. 1983
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #98.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Latin.
  • Clipping of Jillian.
Namesakes
  • Jill Biden · American educator and First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, born 1951
  • Jill Stein · American politician and physician, born 1950
  • Jill Clayburgh · American actress, 1944–2010
  • Jill Johnson · Swedish country and schlager singer, born 1973
  • Jill Hennessy · Canadian actor-singer, born 1968

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.