as a First Name
Short form (respelled) of Gillian, also used as a given name in its own right. It was already used as a prototypical girl's name in the phrase ‘Jack and Jill’ in the 15th century.
| 195th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 308,258
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Minnesota
- has the most people named Jill per capita
- 1966
- marked the height of its popularity
99.99%
0.01%
18%
55+
55+
73%
30-54
30-54
8%
13-29
13-29
1%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
