Given name · also Spanish, French
Jonquil
“resembling the flower”
Jonquil is used as a given name. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “resembling the flower.”
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with French and Spanish naming traditions.
How it developed
Jonquil is a diminutive of Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1934. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jonquil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 269
- 55 boys · 214 girls
- Most popular year
- 1987
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 10 in 1993. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 381 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jonquil’s family of names
Jonquil is a diminutive of Spanish. Jonquil has a related form in Jonquila. Jonquil has a related form in Jonquile.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Jonquil, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Halley
“from the hall near the meadow”
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Gardenia
“resembling the sweetsmelling flower”
>99% girls
Afton
“from the Afton river”
16% boys · 84% girls
Toinette
In French use, Toinette carries the interpretation “priceless and highly praiseworthy; a flourishing flower.”
>99% girls
Whitley
“from the white meadow”
15% boys · 85% girls
Holly
“of the holly tree”
>99% girls
Lorena
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Carley
“from the farmer's meadow”
>99% girls