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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #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 1932

  • 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: #110 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 489 girlsWAIdaho: #88 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 322 girlsIDMontana: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 681 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #192 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,443 girlsILWisconsin: #353 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,602 girlsWIMichigan: #244 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,039 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: #88 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 381 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #50 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 174 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedSDIowa: #170 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,111 girlsIAIndiana: #113 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 584 girlsINOhio: #183 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsOHPennsylvania: #357 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,302 girlsPANew Jersey: #340 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,319 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #124 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 571 girlsCAUtah: #166 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 718 girlsUTColorado: #122 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 492 girlsCONebraska: #164 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 926 girlsNEMissouri: #63 for girls · 92 births · 1 in 301 girlsMOKentucky: #39 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 188 girlsKYWest Virginia: #84 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 337 girlsWVVirginia: #111 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 430 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDEArizona: #93 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 313 girlsAZNew Mexico: #94 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 315 girlsNMKansas: #78 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 338 girlsKSArkansas: #17 for girls · 178 births · 1 in 105 girlsARTennessee: #24 for girls · 206 births · 1 in 132 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #89 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 360 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #129 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 564 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #17 for girls · 227 births · 1 in 97 girlsOKLouisiana: #59 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 244 girlsLAMississippi: #50 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 208 girlsMSAlabama: #41 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 185 girlsALGeorgia: #105 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 439 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedHITexas: #8 for girls · 693 births · 1 in 81 girlsTXFlorida: #146 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 613 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#8 · 1 in 81
  2. Oklahoma#17 · 1 in 97
  3. Arkansas#17 · 1 in 105
  4. Tennessee#24 · 1 in 132
  5. Kentucky#39 · 1 in 188

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#86931 in 81
Arkansas#171781 in 105
Oklahoma#172271 in 97
Tennessee#242061 in 132
Kentucky#391451 in 188
Alabama#411621 in 185
Mississippi#501061 in 208
Wyoming#5081 in 174
Louisiana#59861 in 244
Missouri#63921 in 301
Kansas#78391 in 338
West Virginia#84521 in 337
Idaho#88101 in 322
Oregon#88131 in 381
North Carolina#891021 in 360
Arizona#93121 in 313
New Mexico#94151 in 315
Georgia#105701 in 439
Washington#110181 in 489
Virginia#111571 in 430
Indiana#113391 in 584
Colorado#122161 in 492
California#124601 in 571
South Carolina#129371 in 564
Florida#146201 in 613
Montana#15451 in 681
Nebraska#164111 in 926
Utah#16661 in 718
Iowa#170161 in 1,111
Ohio#183341 in 1,344
Illinois#192351 in 1,443
Michigan#244181 in 2,039
New Jersey#34051 in 5,319
Wisconsin#35351 in 4,602
Pennsylvania#357141 in 5,302
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New York———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Vermont———

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 1932

girls
#93
2,635 births · 1 in 405 girls
boys
#141
1,191 births · 1 in 877 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #93Billie2,635

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #141Billie1,191
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 405 of them was named Billie, which outranked 98.2% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #90Vivian2,662
  2. #90Willie2,662
  3. #92Julia2,657
  4. #93Billie2,635
  5. #94Janice2,628
  6. #95Katherine2,588
  7. #96Sylvia2,568
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 877 of them was named Billie, which outranked 96.7% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #138Oscar1,254
  2. #139Virgil1,228
  3. #140Everett1,205
  4. #141Billie1,191
  5. #142Leslie1,177
  6. #143Max1,154
  7. #144Wesley1,135
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →