UK girl's name
Jilly
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2012. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Jilly is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Jilly popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2012 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5876, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 6 births.
This profile covers 16 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2012. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 50% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 59 living people in the UK are called Jilly. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2013 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Jilly ranked #5876 for girls in England and Wales in 2012, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 6 girls were registered as Jilly.
- • Jilly ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #497 in 1993.
- • About 59 living people in the UK are estimated to have Jilly as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5876
2012
Births in 2012
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
6 births
Estimated living
59
2026
Popularity
Jilly over time
The chart below shows babies named Jilly registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2012. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Jilly, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2012, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Jilly by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Jilly was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5876 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000s | #4030 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990s | #2350 | 6 | 1 |
Geography
Where Jilly is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Jilly. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Jilly ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #497 in 1993.
Across the UK
Jilly in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#497 in 1993
9 years of NRS records, 44 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Jilly
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Jilly McCord
rugby union player
British rugby union player
1977-
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Jilly Goolden
television presenter; wine critic; journalist
British television presenter
1949-
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Jilly Sutton
sculptor; visual artist
sculptor; (1948-)
1948-
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Jilly Julian
politician
local politician in Stockport, England
Related
Names similar to Jilly
- Jessica 105,041
- Jasmine 35,227
- Jade 19,646
- Julia 11,780
- Jennifer 11,529
- Jodie 9,357
- Jemima 6,454
- Josephine 5,889
- Jessie 5,418
- Josie 5,284
- Jasmin 4,706
- Jenna 4,646
FAQ
Jilly: questions and answers
How popular is the name Jilly in the UK right now?
In 2012, Jilly was ranked #5876 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Jilly most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 6 babies registered as Jilly in England and Wales.
How many people are called Jilly in the UK?
A total of 16 babies have been registered as Jilly across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 44 more in Scotland.
Where is Jilly most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Jilly ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #497 in 1993. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.