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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201935peak #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 1935

  • 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: #147 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 748 girlsWAIdaho: #118 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 440 girlsIDMontana: #87 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 309 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #176 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,201 girlsILWisconsin: #306 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,773 girlsWIMichigan: #230 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,000 girlsMINew York: #558 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 11,829 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedRIOregon: #128 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 633 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #88 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 288 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedSDIowa: #191 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,388 girlsIAIndiana: #150 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 948 girlsINOhio: #228 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,080 girlsOHPennsylvania: #361 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,112 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #184 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 970 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedUTColorado: #124 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 469 girlsCONebraska: #182 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,069 girlsNEMissouri: #71 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 329 girlsMOKentucky: #42 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 197 girlsKYWest Virginia: #96 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 400 girlsWVVirginia: #138 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 673 girlsVAMaryland: #252 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,308 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDEArizona: #39 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 169 girlsAZNew Mexico: #72 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 258 girlsNMKansas: #89 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 401 girlsKSArkansas: #21 for girls · 161 births · 1 in 118 girlsARTennessee: #30 for girls · 177 births · 1 in 154 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #86 for girls · 101 births · 1 in 362 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #107 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 455 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #17 for girls · 205 births · 1 in 107 girlsOKLouisiana: #43 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 198 girlsLAMississippi: #43 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 189 girlsMSAlabama: #48 for girls · 132 births · 1 in 222 girlsALGeorgia: #115 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 459 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedHITexas: #19 for girls · 471 births · 1 in 120 girlsTXFlorida: #144 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 594 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#17 · 1 in 107
  2. Texas#19 · 1 in 120
  3. Arkansas#21 · 1 in 118
  4. Tennessee#30 · 1 in 154
  5. Arizona#39 · 1 in 169

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#172051 in 107
Texas#194711 in 120
Arkansas#211611 in 118
Tennessee#301771 in 154
Arizona#39231 in 169
Kentucky#421351 in 197
Louisiana#431041 in 198
Mississippi#431171 in 189
Alabama#481321 in 222
Missouri#71801 in 329
New Mexico#72201 in 258
North Carolina#861011 in 362
Montana#87121 in 309
Wyoming#8851 in 288
Kansas#89321 in 401
West Virginia#96461 in 400
South Carolina#107451 in 455
Georgia#115661 in 459
Idaho#11881 in 440
Colorado#124171 in 469
Oregon#12881 in 633
Virginia#138341 in 673
Florida#144211 in 594
Washington#147121 in 748
Indiana#150241 in 948
Illinois#176421 in 1,201
Nebraska#18291 in 1,069
California#184361 in 970
Iowa#191131 in 1,388
Ohio#228221 in 2,080
Michigan#230191 in 2,000
Maryland#25251 in 2,308
Wisconsin#30661 in 3,773
Pennsylvania#361141 in 5,112
New York#55871 in 11,829
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
South Dakota———
Utah———
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 1935

girls
#106
2,248 births · 1 in 466 girls
boys
#168
844 births · 1 in 1,234 boys

Top girls' names in 1935

  1. #1Mary55,076
  2. #2Shirley42,366
  3. #3Barbara30,698
  4. #4Betty28,674
  5. #5Patricia22,879
  6. #6Dorothy19,406
  7. #7Joan18,220
  8. #8Margaret14,727
  9. #9Nancy14,544
  10. #10Helen12,785
  11. #106Billie2,248

Top boys' names in 1935

  1. #1Robert56,527
  2. #2James55,005
  3. #3John47,509
  4. #4William40,204
  5. #5Richard33,946
  6. #6Charles29,983
  7. #7Donald29,674
  8. #8George18,564
  9. #9Thomas17,684
  10. #10Joseph17,181
  11. #168Billie844
More about 1935

girls

1,048,577 girls got a published name in 1935; 1 in 466 of them was named Billie, which outranked 97.8% of the 4,893 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #103Katherine2,340
  2. #104Jeanette2,290
  3. #105Marian2,265
  4. #106Billie2,248
  5. #107Beatrice2,243
  6. #108Eileen2,199
  7. #109Diane2,197
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,736Norita#3,449 → #713
  2. ↑ 1,073Shelby#1,913 → #840
  3. ↑ 672Darla#1,344 → #672
  4. ↑ 396Shirleyann#1,292 → #896
  5. ↑ 375Loris#1,236 → #861
Fallers
  1. ↓ 545Marcelina#938 → #1,483
  2. ↓ 456Tomasa#925 → #1,381
  3. ↓ 393Glendora#938 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 388Marceline#993 → #1,381
  5. ↓ 358Rheta#526 → #884

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

boys

1,041,351 boys got a published name in 1935; 1 in 1,234 of them was named Billie, which outranked 95.9% of the 4,146 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #165Delbert861
  2. #165Wilbur861
  3. #167Neil858
  4. #168Billie844
  5. #169Luther832
  6. #170Homer821
  7. #171Karl812
Biggest movers since 1934
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,371Darwyn#2,121 → #750
  2. ↑ 678Landon#1,608 → #930
  3. ↑ 678Stafford#1,658 → #980
  4. ↑ 666Lance#1,658 → #992
  5. ↑ 492Delwin#1,461 → #969
Fallers
  1. ↓ 534Estel#792 → #1,326
  2. ↓ 493Gustav#897 → #1,390
  3. ↓ 381Florian#845 → #1,226
  4. ↓ 353Laurie#942 → #1,295
  5. ↓ 342Valentin#931 → #1,273

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

See the top 100 for 1935 →