Entry № 1185 · English origin

Jill Jill — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ JIL /
Gender
Girl
Origin
English
Meaning
"Youthful (Jill Biden, US First Lady; Jill Scott)"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (English)

A name that means "youthful (jill biden, us first lady; jill scott)".

Jill is the English diminutive of Gillian — itself from the Latin *Iuliana* (feminine of Julius, "youthful, of Jupiter"). **"Jack and Jill went up the hill" — the English nursery rhyme dates to at least 1765**. **A top-50 US baby name from 1965 to 1975**. **Jill Biden (born 1951)** — **First Lady of the United States 2021-2025; the first First Lady to maintain a full-time paid job (English professor at Northern Virginia Community College) during her tenure; PhD in Education from the University of Delaware (2007)**. **Eight years as Second Lady (2009-2017) — among the longest-serving Second Ladies in US history**. **Co-founded the Biden Cancer Initiative with Vice President Biden after their son Beau's 2015 cancer death**. **Jill Scott (born 1972)** — American Grammy-winning soul singer; *Who Is Jill Scott?* (2000). **Jill Stein (born 1950)** — Green Party presidential candidate (2012, 2016, 2024).

Subject of *Jill: A Biography of the First Lady* (Julie Pace, 2022).

Youthful. First First Lady to keep a full-time paid job during her tenure; PhD in Education.

The name in its native script.

Jill
Transliteration
Jill
Pronunciation
/ dʒɪl /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Jill stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 23 in 1970
Babies named Jill · last year
130 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
1932
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · #23 NOW · —

Jills before her.

Real people
Jill Biden
Former US First Lady.
born 1951
Jill Scott
American soul singer.
born 1972
Jill Stein
American politician.
born 1950
In fiction
Jill
Nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill".
1765

Names connected to Jill.

The number behind Jill.

1

The Pioneer

Jill reduces to one — the number of youthful.

Why families chose this name.

"First Lady's youthful. Four letters. Jill."
Catherine · Mother of one · Hammonton