Bill
Last seen for girls in 1986 at #10,912 · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 3,218 births
- Debut · boys
- 53 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 29 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 160,474since 1880
Bill over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #5,208 | 18 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,571 | 22 | |
| 2023 | — | #4,610 | 22 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,089 | 26 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,362 | 23 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,653 | 29 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,794 | 28 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,617 | 48 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,840 | 42 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,993 | 39 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,365 | 33 | |
| 2014 | — | #2,582 | 47 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,461 | 50 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,869 | 41 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,798 | 42 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,375 | 53 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,252 | 58 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,948 | 73 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,741 | 85 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,669 | 85 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,595 | 86 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,502 | 89 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,561 | 81 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,620 | 74 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,307 | 100 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,188 | 114 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,241 | 100 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,224 | 100 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,169 | 103 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,049 | 116 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,137 | 101 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,063 | 110 | |
| 1993 | — | #885 | 145 | |
| 1992 | — | #900 | 138 | |
| 1991 | — | #936 | 128 | |
| 1990 | — | #995 | 112 | |
| 1989 | — | #886 | 129 | |
| 1988 | — | #783 | 145 | |
| 1987 | — | #787 | 137 | |
| 1986 | #10,912 | 5 | #792 | 131 |
| 1985 | — | #665 | 176 | |
| 1984 | — | #673 | 166 | |
| 1983 | — | #599 | 205 | |
| 1982 | — | #553 | 244 | |
| 1981 | — | #562 | 231 | |
| 1980 | — | #539 | 251 | |
| 1979 | — | #505 | 273 | |
| 1978 | — | #496 | 267 | |
| 1977 | — | #441 | 324 | |
| 1976 | — | #406 | 364 | |
| 1975 | — | #385 | 409 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #356 | 466 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #330 | 519 |
| 1972 | — | #279 | 686 | |
| 1971 | — | #253 | 878 | |
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | #233 | 1,020 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #219 | 1,075 |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | #201 | 1,161 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #190 | 1,275 |
| 1966 | #4,866 | 8 | #173 | 1,556 |
| 1965 | — | #151 | 2,060 | |
| 1964 | — | #126 | 2,737 | |
| 1963 | #4,539 | 9 | #113 | 3,193 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | #108 | 3,574 |
| 1961 | #4,239 | 10 | #104 | 4,000 |
| 1960 | — | #95 | 4,501 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #93 | 4,596 |
| 1958 | #3,925 | 10 | #99 | 4,221 |
| 1957 | — | #123 | 3,118 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #159 | 1,957 |
| 1955 | — | #171 | 1,656 | |
| 1954 | — | #176 | 1,526 | |
| 1953 | — | #176 | 1,522 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #168 | 1,588 |
| 1951 | — | #157 | 1,653 | |
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #131 | 2,040 |
| 1949 | #3,612 | 9 | #106 | 2,765 |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #84 | 3,926 |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #76 | 4,681 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #72 | 4,354 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #66 | 3,711 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #66 | 3,815 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #65 | 3,990 |
| 1942 | #3,194 | 9 | #65 | 3,794 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #68 | 3,453 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #67 | 3,267 |
| 1939 | #2,922 | 9 | #67 | 3,161 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #67 | 3,113 |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #64 | 3,119 |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | #61 | 3,166 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #60 | 3,282 |
| 1934 | #1,440 | 26 | #59 | 3,534 |
| 1933 | #1,552 | 23 | #59 | 3,223 |
| 1932 | #1,237 | 34 | #58 | 3,362 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #57 | 3,218 |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | #59 | 3,160 |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | #63 | 2,947 |
| 1928 | #1,541 | 27 | #64 | 2,976 |
| 1927 | #1,559 | 28 | #69 | 2,863 |
| 1926 | #2,076 | 18 | #74 | 2,643 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 | #84 | 2,381 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #92 | 2,067 |
| 1923 | #2,091 | 18 | #98 | 1,833 |
| 1922 | #2,479 | 14 | #104 | 1,675 |
| 1921 | #1,988 | 20 | #121 | 1,482 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #121 | 1,421 |
| 1919 | #2,813 | 11 | #130 | 1,196 |
| 1918 | #2,519 | 13 | #143 | 1,038 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #147 | 891 |
| 1916 | #2,658 | 11 | #147 | 854 |
| 1915 | #2,050 | 15 | #157 | 746 |
| 1914 | #1,541 | 18 | #159 | 559 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #156 | 466 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #168 | 347 |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #135 | 243 |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #124 | 259 |
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | #132 | 205 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | #144 | 164 |
| 1907 | — | #138 | 174 | |
| 1906 | — | #154 | 128 | |
| 1905 | — | #144 | 147 | |
| 1904 | — | #149 | 128 | |
| 1903 | — | #144 | 129 | |
| 1902 | — | #137 | 138 | |
| 1901 | — | #152 | 104 | |
| 1900 | — | #117 | 196 | |
| 1899 | — | #174 | 83 | |
| 1898 | — | #175 | 90 | |
| 1897 | — | #181 | 84 | |
| 1896 | — | #190 | 86 | |
| 1895 | — | #175 | 90 | |
| 1894 | — | #199 | 73 | |
| 1893 | — | #201 | 71 | |
| 1892 | — | #201 | 75 | |
| 1891 | — | #191 | 65 | |
| 1890 | — | #186 | 72 | |
| 1889 | — | #208 | 61 | |
| 1888 | — | #230 | 58 | |
| 1887 | — | #193 | 63 | |
| 1886 | — | #206 | 64 | |
| 1885 | — | #195 | 66 | |
| 1884 | — | #171 | 82 | |
| 1883 | — | #215 | 50 | |
| 1882 | — | #207 | 61 | |
| 1881 | — | #237 | 42 | |
| 1880 | — | #220 | 53 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Bill was already there! It came in at #220, and was given to 53 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 27 boys a year got the name.
Where Bill is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wyoming#13 · 1 in 62
- Oklahoma#16 · 1 in 96
- Kansas#21 · 1 in 116
- Colorado#24 · 1 in 112
- Washington#24 · 1 in 119
Best ever in a state: #12 in Nevada, 1935.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyoming | #13 | 26 | 1 in 62 |
| Oklahoma | #16 | 238 | 1 in 96 |
| Kansas | #21 | 128 | 1 in 116 |
| Colorado | #24 | 77 | 1 in 112 |
| Washington | #24 | 80 | 1 in 119 |
| Montana | #25 | 32 | 1 in 126 |
| California | #26 | 282 | 1 in 133 |
| Oregon | #32 | 42 | 1 in 135 |
| Idaho | #33 | 29 | 1 in 122 |
| Nebraska | #36 | 73 | 1 in 159 |
| Utah | #38 | 33 | 1 in 147 |
| Missouri | #42 | 157 | 1 in 178 |
| Arizona | #43 | 25 | 1 in 169 |
| Indiana | #48 | 104 | 1 in 246 |
| Tennessee | #48 | 87 | 1 in 278 |
| Arkansas | #49 | 78 | 1 in 216 |
| Kentucky | #51 | 98 | 1 in 262 |
| Texas | #55 | 203 | 1 in 286 |
| New Mexico | #59 | 19 | 1 in 233 |
| Florida | #60 | 41 | 1 in 319 |
| Illinois | #61 | 190 | 1 in 303 |
| Iowa | #63 | 75 | 1 in 260 |
| West Virginia | #63 | 53 | 1 in 339 |
| North Carolina | #67 | 95 | 1 in 362 |
| Ohio | #70 | 130 | 1 in 404 |
| Michigan | #80 | 96 | 1 in 435 |
| District of Columbia | #82 | 7 | 1 in 470 |
| Alabama | #83 | 58 | 1 in 469 |
| South Dakota | #84 | 21 | 1 in 273 |
| Georgia | #93 | 58 | 1 in 485 |
| North Dakota | #94 | 17 | 1 in 369 |
| South Carolina | #96 | 36 | 1 in 510 |
| Mississippi | #110 | 34 | 1 in 587 |
| Minnesota | #122 | 29 | 1 in 706 |
| Wisconsin | #128 | 31 | 1 in 799 |
| Pennsylvania | #133 | 65 | 1 in 1,293 |
| Virginia | #134 | 30 | 1 in 754 |
| Louisiana | #153 | 25 | 1 in 768 |
| New Jersey | #167 | 16 | 1 in 1,838 |
| Maryland | #170 | 7 | 1 in 1,803 |
| New York | #208 | 41 | 1 in 2,387 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Bill
- 637 spots since 2024 (#4,571 → #5,208)
- 1,555 spots since 2020 (#3,653 → #5,208)
- 1,843 spots since 2015 (#3,365 → #5,208)
- Biggest jump: 59 spots in 1991 (#995 → #936)
- Biggest drop: 178 spots in 1994 (#885 → #1,063)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #57 (3,218 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 21 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1923–1948
- Top 1,000: 114 yrs · run 1880–1993
- Highest: 1 in 292 boys born in 1934 were named Bill (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 94,893 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #57 in 1931, was only 1 in 323 (0.31%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 23.5% of all boys named Bill (37,756) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 600 | #171 (1884) | #208 |
| 1890s | 789 | #174 (1899) | #187 |
| 1900s | 1,513 | #117 (1900) | #141 |
| 1910s | 6,599 | #124 (1910) | #147 |
| 1920s | 22,288 | #63 (1929) | #89 |
| 1930s | 32,338 | #57 (1931) | #61 |
| 1940s | 37,756 | #65 (1943) | #74 |
| 1950s | 23,877 | #93 (1959) | #145 |
| 1960s | 25,132 | #95 (1960) | #148 |
| 1970s | 5,206 | #233 (1970) | #368 |
| 1980s | 1,815 | #539 (1980) | #684 |
| 1990s | 1,153 | #885 (1993) | #1,060 |
| 2000s | 845 | #1,188 (2000) | #1,638 |
| 2010s | 423 | #2,375 (2010) | #2,869 |
| 2020s | 140 | #3,653 (2020) | #4,416 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Bill in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 42,715 of them was named Bill, which outranked 71.7% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,502Thalia28
- #1,502Valentina28
- #1,502Vira28
- #1,541Bill27
- #1,541Adelaida27
- #1,541Alida27
- #1,541Alleen27
- #1,589Afton26
- #1,589Aggie26
- #1,589Ardyth26
Tied with 47 names at #1,541; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 372 of them was named Bill, which outranked 98.6% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.