Bill

Given to 161,190 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −37% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#5208

recorded as boys

637 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 18

Peak year

1934

3,534 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

161,190

since 1880

Born a Bill? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Bill was most popular in 1934, when 3,534 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.4 per 1,000). In 2025, 18 babies were named Bill, ranking #5208 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 37%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	18	5208
2024	<5	—	22	4571
2023	<5	—	22	4610
2022	<5	—	26	4089
2021	<5	—	23	4362
2020	<5	—	29	3653
2019	<5	—	28	3794
2018	<5	—	48	2617
2017	<5	—	42	2840
2016	<5	—	39	2993
2015	<5	—	33	3365
2014	<5	—	47	2582
2013	<5	—	50	2461
2012	<5	—	41	2869
2011	<5	—	42	2798
2010	<5	—	53	2375
2009	<5	—	58	2252
2008	<5	—	73	1948
2007	<5	—	85	1741
2006	<5	—	85	1669
2005	<5	—	86	1595
2004	<5	—	89	1502
2003	<5	—	81	1561
2002	<5	—	74	1620
2001	<5	—	100	1307
2000	<5	—	114	1188
1999	<5	—	100	1241
1998	<5	—	100	1224
1997	<5	—	103	1169
1996	<5	—	116	1049
1995	<5	—	101	1137
1994	<5	—	110	1063
1993	<5	—	145	885
1992	<5	—	138	900
1991	<5	—	128	936
1990	<5	—	112	995
1989	<5	—	129	886
1988	<5	—	145	783
1987	<5	—	137	787
1986	5	10912	131	792
1985	<5	—	176	665
1984	<5	—	166	673
1983	<5	—	205	599
1982	<5	—	244	553
1981	<5	—	231	562
1980	<5	—	251	539
1979	<5	—	273	505
1978	<5	—	267	496
1977	<5	—	324	441
1976	<5	—	364	406
1975	<5	—	409	385
1974	6	7680	466	356
1973	6	7435	519	330
1972	<5	—	686	279
1971	<5	—	878	253
1970	7	6362	1,020	233
1969	6	6617	1,075	219
1968	6	6246	1,161	201
1967	7	5457	1,275	190
1966	8	4866	1,556	173
1965	<5	—	2,060	151
1964	<5	—	2,737	126
1963	9	4539	3,193	113
1962	6	5860	3,574	108
1961	10	4239	4,000	104
1960	<5	—	4,501	95
1959	6	5566	4,596	93
1958	10	3925	4,221	99
1957	<5	—	3,118	123
1956	5	5952	1,957	159
1955	<5	—	1,656	171
1954	<5	—	1,526	176
1953	<5	—	1,522	176
1952	5	5563	1,588	168
1951	<5	—	1,653	157
1950	6	4738	2,040	131
1949	9	3612	2,765	106
1948	8	3883	3,926	84
1947	7	4345	4,681	76
1946	10	3217	4,354	72
1945	8	3388	3,711	66
1944	11	2762	3,815	66
1943	7	3801	3,990	65
1942	9	3194	3,794	65
1941	12	2532	3,453	68
1940	11	2572	3,267	67
1939	9	2922	3,161	67
1938	7	3450	3,113	67
1937	8	3146	3,119	64
1936	18	1801	3,166	61
1935	12	2439	3,282	60
1934	26	1440	3,534	59
1933	23	1552	3,223	59
1932	34	1237	3,362	58
1931	25	1502	3,218	57
1930	25	1569	3,160	59
1929	27	1487	2,947	63
1928	27	1541	2,976	64
1927	28	1559	2,863	69
1926	18	2076	2,643	74
1925	19	2018	2,381	84
1924	18	2137	2,067	92
1923	18	2091	1,833	98
1922	14	2479	1,675	104
1921	20	1988	1,482	121
1920	18	2079	1,421	121
1919	11	2813	1,196	130
1918	13	2519	1,038	143
1917	16	2100	891	147
1916	11	2658	854	147
1915	15	2050	746	157
1914	18	1541	559	159
1913	11	1883	466	156
1912	7	2360	347	168
1911	5	2463	243	135
1910	5	2398	259	124
1909	5	2208	205	132
1908	5	2101	164	144
1907	<5	—	174	138
1906	<5	—	128	154
1905	<5	—	147	144
1904	<5	—	128	149
1903	<5	—	129	144
1902	<5	—	138	137
1901	<5	—	104	152
1900	<5	—	196	117
1899	<5	—	83	174
1898	<5	—	90	175
1897	<5	—	84	181
1896	<5	—	86	190
1895	<5	—	90	175
1894	<5	—	73	199
1893	<5	—	71	201
1892	<5	—	75	201
1891	<5	—	65	191
1890	<5	—	72	186
1889	<5	—	61	208
1888	<5	—	58	230
1887	<5	—	63	193
1886	<5	—	64	206
1885	<5	—	66	195
1884	<5	—	82	171
1883	<5	—	50	215
1882	<5	—	61	207
1881	<5	—	42	237
1880	<5	—	53	220