Jill

Diminutive of Gillian or Juliana
"youthful"

Jill Origin and Meaning

The name Jill is a girl's name of English origin meaning "youthful".

Probably due to its nursery rhyme association, Jill has the perpetual air of a rosy-cheeked tot -- even though it is one of the oldest names on the roster, a medieval variation on the Roman Julia. The pairing of Jack and Jill to connote a generic boy and girl goes back at least to the fifteenth century. But can knowing Jill's history keep it from sounding like a cute mid-twentieth century invention? There may be some possibility of Jill making it back up the hill.

Jill entered the Top 100 in 1957 and held that position until 1983, dropping off the list completely in the year 2000. A notable present bearer is Jill Biden.

# 986 in the US

Jill Rank in US Top 1000

# 995 on Nameberry

Jill Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Jill Popularity

Famous People Named Jill

  • Jill Tracy Biden
    2nd Lady of the U.S. as wife of Vice President Joe Biden
  • Jill Zarin
    American reality TV personality ("The Real Housewives of New York")
  • Jill Dorothy Ireland
    English actress
  • Jill St. John (born Jill Arlyn Oppenheim)
    American actress
  • Jill Clayburgh
    American actress
  • Jill Eikenberry
    American actress
  • Jillian Suzanne "Jill" Wagner
    American actress and game show personality
  • Jill Michelle (Duggar) Dillard
    4th child of reality TV's Duggar famiy
  • Jillian Noel "Jill" Hennessy
    Canadian actress; twin sister Jacqueline Hennessy
  • Jill Craybas
    American tennis player
  • Jill Angela Henriette Balcon
    English actress
  • Jill Hetherington
    Canadian tennis player
  • Jill Scott
    American R&B singer/actress
  • Jill Sobule
    American singer,songwriter
  • Jill Vidal
    Hong Kong pop singer
  • (Joan Christabel) Jill Knight
    Baroness Knight of Collingtree, British MP
  • Jill Farren Phelps
    American soap opera producer
  • Jill Ellen Stein
    American physician and politician
  • Jill Anna Maria Johnson
    Swedish country music singer,songwriter
  • Jill Evans
    Welsh MEP
  • Jill Stefani
    sister of singer Gwen Stefani
  • Jill Louise Scott
    English football player
  • Jillian Anne "Jill" Ellis
    English,American football coach

Jill in Pop Culture

  • Jill Pole
    character in C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia
  • Jill Valentine
    character in the Resident Evil video game series
  • Jill Young
    character in "Mighty Joe Young"
  • Jill Taylor
    mom on TV's "Home Improvement"
  • Jill Roberts
    character in the Scream movie series
  • Jill
    character in the anonymously,written novel "Letting Ana Go"
  • Jill Ash
    minor character on TV's "Angel"
  • Jill Chase
    character in movie "The Collector"
  • Jill Sadelstein
    character in movie "Jack and Jill"
  • Jill St Claire
    character in movie "The Whole Nine Yards"
  • Jill Kaplan
    main character in comic strip "The Pajama Diaries" by Terri Libenson
  • Jillian "Jill" Greene
    Rachel's sister on TV's "Friends"
  • Jillian "Jill
    " character in Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy and Bloodlines series
  • "Jack and Jill
    " nursery rhyme
  • Jack Off Jill
    90s American rock band
  • Jill Tuck
    character from the SAW movie franchise, played by Betsy Russell
  • Jill of the Jungle
    1990s PC game
  • J.Jill
    women's apparel company