Billy

Given to 389,665 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#7491
recorded as girls
#1068
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
217
girls 14 · boys 203
Peak year
1934
9,562 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
389,665
since 1880

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

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Billy was most popular in 1934, when 9,562 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 203 babies were named Billy, ranking #1068 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1934 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Billy was most popular in 1934, when 9,562 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 203 babies were named Billy, ranking #1068 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1934

Billy was most popular in 1934, when 9,562 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 203 babies were named Billy, ranking #1068 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 14 7491 203 1068
2024 13 7967 210 1050
2023 9 10312 195 1096
2022 16 6984 221 1007
2021 15 7250 208 1037
2020 6 13453 212 999
2019 <5 — 245 890
2018 6 13793 262 846
2017 <5 — 268 829
2016 6 14331 261 863
2015 <5 — 282 810
2014 6 14558 288 795
2013 <5 — 349 685
2012 6 14962 356 664
2011 6 14824 397 611
2010 5 16992 391 624
2009 <5 — 443 591
2008 <5 — 460 565
2007 <5 — 546 486
2006 <5 — 566 471
2005 <5 — 560 456
2004 7 12761 566 457
2003 11 9048 601 426
2002 <5 — 582 426
2001 7 12056 676 384
2000 8 10745 670 385
1999 9 9479 748 350
1998 7 11138 813 332
1997 11 7742 814 324
1996 13 6723 948 286
1995 10 8079 1,063 264
1994 13 6672 1,125 256
1993 15 5955 1,353 222
1992 16 5718 1,282 230
1991 17 5399 1,357 220
1990 17 5286 1,439 214
1989 25 3893 1,505 193
1988 20 4308 1,509 185
1987 26 3424 1,622 168
1986 29 3135 1,686 159
1985 34 2749 1,831 150
1984 27 3144 1,946 140
1983 39 2398 2,151 124
1982 50 2050 2,526 116
1981 51 2028 2,883 103
1980 59 1833 2,991 100
1979 67 1661 2,998 97
1978 69 1569 2,695 99
1977 68 1576 2,950 91
1976 78 1373 3,158 85
1975 75 1404 3,113 84
1974 72 1414 3,365 78
1973 75 1339 3,437 76
1972 74 1353 3,473 81
1971 59 1594 3,907 75
1970 73 1421 4,121 78
1969 68 1402 3,773 77
1968 50 1625 3,814 76
1967 42 1783 3,984 76
1966 42 1736 4,182 80
1965 54 1516 4,649 77
1964 57 1497 5,192 71
1963 52 1565 5,241 74
1962 39 1826 5,588 71
1961 45 1697 6,026 68
1960 39 1811 6,023 67
1959 46 1596 6,308 65
1958 51 1498 6,160 64
1957 45 1612 6,146 64
1956 54 1437 6,013 68
1955 50 1423 5,769 69
1954 56 1333 6,033 65
1953 38 1586 5,856 65
1952 52 1333 5,708 65
1951 47 1362 5,610 64
1950 44 1375 5,674 57
1949 53 1251 5,821 57
1948 42 1422 6,220 53
1947 67 1086 6,933 51
1946 55 1148 6,716 45
1945 63 976 6,022 42
1944 67 945 6,545 38
1943 66 975 7,012 37
1942 68 950 7,313 35
1941 67 894 7,655 27
1940 60 928 7,596 27
1939 68 848 7,474 24
1938 80 786 8,253 24
1937 85 734 8,301 22
1936 83 728 8,587 22
1935 103 641 9,241 19
1934 97 677 9,562 20
1933 123 578 8,938 20
1932 143 545 9,436 20
1931 154 532 9,264 19
1930 166 526 9,285 20
1929 155 548 8,320 23
1928 159 555 7,310 27
1927 157 568 6,463 31
1926 147 584 5,180 40
1925 126 656 4,207 49
1924 98 747 3,271 63
1923 82 800 2,488 78
1922 70 872 2,029 90
1921 67 905 1,622 109
1920 55 989 1,206 132
1919 51 1010 858 154
1918 39 1203 645 198
1917 27 1431 469 231
1916 26 1445 361 264
1915 28 1339 276 306
1914 20 1444 142 401
1913 22 1176 111 409
1912 16 1352 69 470
1911 10 1545 42 452
1910 8 1773 43 407
1909 10 1369 18 636
1908 13 1135 20 566
1907 7 1639 20 540
1906 <5 — 14 640
1905 <5 — 20 507
1904 6 1659 21 466
1903 <5 — 20 470
1902 8 1320 22 440
1901 <5 — 18 453
1900 <5 — 36 365
1899 5 1596 19 424
1898 <5 — 14 573
1897 <5 — 6 942
1896 <5 — 9 778
1895 <5 — 11 640
1894 <5 — 10 668
1893 <5 — 9 705
1892 <5 — 10 688
1891 <5 — 6 841
1890 <5 — 5 994
1889 <5 — 5 974
1888 <5 — 10 648
1887 <5 — 6 819
1886 <5 — 7 758
1885 <5 — 8 700
1884 <5 — 7 764
1883 <5 — <5 —
1882 <5 — 7 754
1881 <5 — 6 781
1880 <5 — 7 745

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Other spellings

Billie · 135,300 Billye · 3,472 Billi · 1,746 Billey · 523

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Billy is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years