Billie

#691 for girls in 2025, 409 births · #6,446 for boys in 2025, 13 births
Given to girls 76.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1930 · 3,241 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
7 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
103,663
since 1886

Billie over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201928peak #79, 1930peak #122, 1929girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#691409#6,44613
2024#695406#8,3129
2023#866309#8,9218
2022#950285#9,8237
2021#942280#10,7996
2020#1,009251#8,7398
2019#1,133213#8,2159
2018#1,461150#9,6707
2017#1,779117#7,54610
2016#2,03397—
2015#2,01298#7,49110
2014#1,706123#6,63212
2013#1,834110#6,60312
2012#2,09591#6,62612
2011#2,19086#7,50210
2010#2,51473#6,03614
2009#2,39680#5,33417
2008#2,21889#7,18711
2007#1,957105#5,43416
2006#2,06995#3,88825
2005#2,16085#3,94123
2004#1,90998#3,45627
2003#1,526127#4,81516
2002#1,594116#4,18819
2001#1,340143#3,72122
2000#1,305146#3,64022
1999#1,130174#4,53715
1998#1,007198#3,09225
1997#930213#2,90326
1996#950202#2,11540
1995#853229#2,14038
1994#833241#1,97742
1993#889217#1,93342
1992#892220#1,95541
1991#910212#1,74446
1990#836235#1,36167
1989#816232#1,55052
1988#667289#1,57646
1987#660285#1,33755
1986#650283#1,38551
1985#588331#1,17064
1984#509387#99380
1983#416520#1,02874
1982#426514#90797
1981#352667#826113
1980#306802#804119
1979#292819#89096
1978#294785#768121
1977#285843#843103
1976#2381,000#790110
1975#2431,011#831100
1974#2271,132#704136
1973#2351,092#665144
1972#2501,077#770107
1971#2631,113#715134
1970#2711,104#664152
1969#312822#707122
1968#307815#614153
1967#293858#623145
1966#329720#579170
1965#336723#599161
1964#307897#572191
1963#379660#572190
1962#368654#572187
1961#353733#603172
1960#336783#570187
1959#325832#548203
1958#306863#580178
1957#280990#518219
1956#2501,125#506223
1955#2501,092#532190
1954#2251,279#462246
1953#2191,333#465229
1952#2081,389#460236
1951#2041,420#471208
1950#2041,315#423251
1949#2021,356#405274
1948#1781,547#399289
1947#1751,652#372341
1946#1641,635#348349
1945#1521,556#347293
1944#1421,763#297405
1943#1381,994#297428
1942#1431,829#289439
1941#1491,554#269444
1940#1491,485#251480
1939#1491,537#219551
1938#1391,746#191688
1937#1261,937#185712
1936#1171,990#167824
1935#1062,248#168844
1934#922,559#1471,037
1933#922,483#1461,039
1932#932,635#1411,191
1931#812,921#1281,343
1930#793,241#1231,474
1929#793,191#1221,430
1928#962,777#1331,317
1927#1092,550#1351,320
1926#1222,170#1451,155
1925#1411,828#156989
1924#1581,599#167882
1923#1771,245#184770
1922#1901,105#214615
1921#1901,104#239547
1920#212902#240523
1919#222790#281356
1918#239709#325306
1917#249618#354246
1916#257565#372217
1915#271468#416170
1914#292326#429125
1913#274289#47583
1912#283258#45076
1911#305169#48137
1910#302165#43040
1909#297144#47329
1908#301139#46328
1907#319118#59118
1906#292127#48921
1905#319112#41027
1904#39767#49219
1903#34683#47020
1902#37870#58314
1901#41452#53614
1900#38176#46924
1899#59327#54813
1898#47243#66311
1897#56728#49516
1896#45341#55114
1895#63823#57913
1894#69718#56713
1893#68718#57212
1892#76215#7489
1891#83911—
1890#9409#7398
1889#72413#49814
1888#1,1366#52814
1887#9377#51612
1886#8288#54012
1885—#48015
1884—#43318
1883——
1882—#39920
1881—#6538
1880—#60010
First appearance
1886

The first year at least five girls were named Billie! It came in at #828, and was given to 8 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1888, when fewer than 9 girls a year got the name.

Where Billie is popular in 1928

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNHWashington: #112 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 466 girlsWAIdaho: #132 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 501 girlsIDMontana: #120 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 475 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #166 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,042 girlsILWisconsin: #288 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,017 girlsWIMichigan: #286 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedRIOregon: #107 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 463 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #179 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 928 girlsSDIowa: #160 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 991 girlsIAIndiana: #117 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 550 girlsINOhio: #161 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsOHPennsylvania: #415 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,734 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #131 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 583 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedUTColorado: #125 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 559 girlsCONebraska: #138 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 704 girlsNEMissouri: #85 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 337 girlsMOKentucky: #62 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 262 girlsKYWest Virginia: #80 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 315 girlsWVVirginia: #141 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 641 girlsVAMaryland: #272 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,675 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDEArizona: #139 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 494 girlsAZNew Mexico: #66 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 252 girlsNMKansas: #56 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 244 girlsKSArkansas: #11 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 89 girlsARTennessee: #36 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 178 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #113 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 444 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #169 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 878 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #7 for girls · 346 births · 1 in 68 girlsOKLouisiana: #73 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 270 girlsLAMississippi: #71 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 277 girlsMSAlabama: #60 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 264 girlsALGeorgia: #140 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 604 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedHITexas: #7 for girls · 846 births · 1 in 71 girlsTXFlorida: #103 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 391 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#7 · 1 in 68
  2. Texas#7 · 1 in 71
  3. Arkansas#11 · 1 in 89
  4. Tennessee#36 · 1 in 178
  5. Kansas#56 · 1 in 244

Best ever in a state: #5 in Texas, 1929.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#73461 in 68
Texas#78461 in 71
Arkansas#112071 in 89
Tennessee#361511 in 178
Kansas#56581 in 244
Alabama#601181 in 264
Kentucky#621061 in 262
New Mexico#66171 in 252
Mississippi#71811 in 277
Louisiana#73801 in 270
West Virginia#80621 in 315
Missouri#85851 in 337
Florida#103351 in 391
Oregon#107121 in 463
Washington#112201 in 466
North Carolina#113861 in 444
Indiana#117461 in 550
Montana#12081 in 475
Colorado#125151 in 559
California#131631 in 583
Idaho#13271 in 501
Nebraska#138161 in 704
Arizona#13981 in 494
Georgia#140521 in 604
Virginia#141391 in 641
Iowa#160191 in 991
Ohio#161491 in 1,079
Illinois#166551 in 1,042
South Carolina#169241 in 878
South Dakota#17961 in 928
Maryland#27251 in 2,675
Michigan#286151 in 2,745
Wisconsin#28881 in 3,017
Pennsylvania#415131 in 6,734
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New York———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Utah———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Billie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 4 spots since 2024 (#695 → #691)
  • 318 spots since 2020 (#1,009 → #691)
  • 1,321 spots since 2015 (#2,012 → #691)
  • Biggest jump: 412 spots in 1889 (#1,136 → #724)
  • Biggest drop: 216 spots in 1890 (#724 → #940)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1886
  • Peaked 1930 at #79 (3,241 births)
  • Births halved by 1939, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 7 yrs · run 1928–1934
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1889–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 347
  • Highest: 1 in 347 girls born in 1930 were named Billie (0.29%)
  • Latest: 1 in 3,930 girls born in 2025 (0.03%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 22.5% of all girls named Billie (23,297) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1890
  • Mostly boys until 1889, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s34#724 (1889)#906
1890s233#453 (1896)#665
1900s988#292 (1906)#344
1910s4,357#222 (1919)#269
1920s18,471#79 (1929)#147
1930s23,297#79 (1930)#107
1940s16,371#138 (1943)#159
1950s11,638#204 (1951)#247
1960s7,665#293 (1967)#332
1970s9,976#227 (1974)#260
1980s4,310#306 (1980)#539
1990s2,141#833 (1994)#923
2000s1,084#1,305 (2000)#1,847
2010s1,158#1,133 (2019)#1,876
2020s1,940#691 (2025)#859

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Billie in 1928

girls
#96
2,777 births · 1 in 415 girls
boys
#133
1,317 births · 1 in 841 boys

Top girls' names in 1928

  1. #1Mary66,871
  2. #2Betty36,083
  3. #3Dorothy33,733
  4. #4Helen22,937
  5. #5Margaret20,295
  6. #6Ruth17,859
  7. #7Doris16,575
  8. #8Barbara14,872
  9. #9Virginia14,500
  10. #10Shirley14,215
  11. #96Billie2,777

Top boys' names in 1928

  1. #1Robert60,701
  2. #2John53,760
  3. #3James52,752
  4. #4William49,118
  5. #5Charles31,243
  6. #6Richard28,793
  7. #7Donald25,704
  8. #8George24,391
  9. #9Joseph22,322
  10. #10Edward18,492
  11. #133Billie1,317
More about 1928

girls

1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 415 of them was named Billie, which outranked 98.2% 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).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #93Anne2,824
  2. #94Delores2,810
  3. #95Janet2,782
  4. #96Billie2,777
  5. #97Jacqueline2,739
  6. #98Ellen2,682
  7. #99Kathryn2,681
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,165Jeanine#3,053 → #888
  2. ↑ 1,368Joline#2,256 → #888
  3. ↑ 1,101Lorelei#2,095 → #994
  4. ↑ 1,063Jeannine#1,384 → #321
  5. ↑ 859Romona#1,456 → #597
Fallers
  1. ↓ 860Valencia#924 → #1,784
  2. ↓ 547Kazuko#955 → #1,502
  3. ↓ 386Matilde#924 → #1,310
  4. ↓ 368Glendora#747 → #1,115
  5. ↓ 366Hilma#924 → #1,290

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 841 of them was named Billie, which outranked 97.2% 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).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #130Stephen1,335
  2. #131Homer1,320
  3. #131Patrick1,320
  4. #133Billie1,317
  5. #134Rudolph1,308
  6. #135Tom1,305
  7. #136Dean1,287
Biggest movers since 1927
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,009Fidencio#1,959 → #950
  2. ↑ 766Hoover#1,128 → #362
  3. ↑ 700Reyes#1,692 → #992
  4. ↑ 441Arlen#1,227 → #786
  5. ↑ 392Arland#1,372 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,975Shoji#722 → #3,697
  2. ↓ 529Alvan#951 → #1,480
  3. ↓ 418Watson#964 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 412Judge#911 → #1,323
  5. ↓ 363Donato#990 → #1,353

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1928 →