Given name
Jyl
“jack and Jill”
Jyl is a variant of Jill. One interpretation is “jack and Jill.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jyl is a variant of Jill. One interpretation is “jack and Jill.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Jyl through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 389
- 0 boys · 389 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 80 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 girls is 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 80 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 468 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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Joycelyn
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“God is gracious”
>99% girls