Is Jil a boy or girl name?

Jil is a girl’s name. Of the 559 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Jil

Recorded 1945–2002 · United States

Jil was most popular in 1957, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,966 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 559 people named Jil.

Jil over time

Births per year. The dot marks Jil’s peak in 1957. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Jil a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Jil is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 559 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org