Jil

JIHL /ˈdʒɪl/
girl 1 syllable fading

Jil is a rare variant of Jill that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Jil is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Jil was first reported in SSA data in 1945 and peaked in 1957 (36 births).

About the name Jil

PronunciationJIHL /ˈdʒɪl/
CultureEnglishGerman
36peak births 1957
1945first in SSA data

Names similar to Jil

How popular is Jil?

Girls named Jil
19451950196019701980199020002002
Girls named Jil per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1945–2002 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jil total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200255#16,625
200166#14,316
19915—#14,101
19825—#11,196
19817—#8,478
19799—#6,951
19786—#8,983
19778—#7,155
19766—#8,563
19756—#8,411
197314—#4,229
19728—#6,194
19719—#5,718
197013—#4,344
196922—#2,874
196818—#3,097
196722—#2,663
196616—#3,195
196513—#3,632
196416—#3,298
196322—#2,652
196225—#2,432
196122—#2,637
196032—#2,027
195931—#2,036
195825—#2,284
195736—#1,823
195627—#2,127
195526—#2,136
195412—#3,398
195311—#3,571
195219—#2,449
19518—#4,185
19507—#4,507
19497—#4,429
194810—#3,458
19476—#4,986
194610—#3,323
19459—#3,253