Total births
208,071
Girls' name · since 1906
Jill
Jill has 208,071 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6184
- among girls today
- 208,071
- born since 1906
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Jill currently ranks #6184 among girls' names in America, with 208,071 babies recorded since 1906.
Jill has 208,071 recorded births among girls since 1906, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6184 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1906 to 2025.
- #6184 among girls today
- 208,071 born since 1906
- 1960s peak decade
- 65% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Jill is currently the #6184 girls' name in America, more common than 65% of girls - 208,071 born since 1906, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6184
- among girls today
- 208,071
- born since 1906
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 65%
- more common than other girls
Jill vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#6184
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 65% of names given to girls today.
1960s
Peak decade
33% of everyone ever named Jill was born in this single decade.
1966
Single peak year
7,871 babies were named Jill in 1966 - its busiest year on record.
How Jill compares
208,071 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Jill's all-time total is 545x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Jill | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 208,071 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,871 | 48 | 19,840 |
Jill's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Jill's SSA record in two at 1968 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1906, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1966 peak of 7,871, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Jill at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1966
Current rank
#6,184
Active since
1906
Jill popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 7,871
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Jill popularity over time - boys
501 total births recorded since 1943 (Jill as boys' name)
Jill by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Jill's strongest decade.
69,144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Jill births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 53
1910s
53 births
- 1920s 256
1920s
256 births
- 1930s 1,578
1930s
1,578 births
- 1940s 11,865
1940s
11,865 births
- 1950s
1950s
39,061 births
- 1960s
1960s
69,144 births
- 1970s
1970s
55,070 births
- 1980s 24,407
1980s
24,407 births
- 1990s 4,748
1990s
4,748 births
- 2000s 1,335
2000s
1,335 births
- 2010s 425
2010s
425 births
- 2020s 124
2020s
124 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 69,144 births (33% of all-time use).
How Jill compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Jill's total volume
Jill vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Jill by state
Where Jill concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 18,387 | 8.8% |
| #2 | California | | 16,852 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 14,703 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 14,240 | 6.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 13,356 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 13,331 | 6.4% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 8,743 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 8,242 | 4.0% |
New York share of Jill's total US births 8.8%
Even split
18,387 of 208,071 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Jill appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Jill? ▼
Since 1906, Social Security records show 208,071 babies named Jill. Today it holds rank #6184 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1966, with 7,871 births.
When was Jill most popular? ▼
Jill was most popular in the 1960s decade with 69,144 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Jill most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Jill are New York (18,387 births), California (16,852 births), Illinois (14,703 births).
How long has the name Jill been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Jill since 1906 -- 120 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Jill? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Jillian, Jilian, Jillene, Jil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Jill's data
- Jill's decade-level peak was the 1960s (69,144 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Jills (18,387 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Jill
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1906–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Jill: #6184 Girls' Name - 208,071 Births, Peak 1966." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/jill. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Jill draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.