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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201948peak #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 1948

  • 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: #145 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 775 girlsWAIdaho: #128 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 602 girlsIDMontana: #124 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 531 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #345 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,564 girlsMNIllinois: #206 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,523 girlsILWisconsin: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,994 girlsWIMichigan: #196 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,696 girlsMINew York: #365 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 4,158 girlsNYMassachusetts: #440 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,192 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedRIOregon: #162 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 984 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #98 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 431 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedSDIowa: #219 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,903 girlsIAIndiana: #159 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsINOhio: #201 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsOHPennsylvania: #252 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 2,359 girlsPANew Jersey: #354 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,766 girlsNJConnecticut: #287 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,556 girlsCTCalifornia: #226 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 1,466 girlsCAUtah: #178 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 922 girlsUTColorado: #139 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 691 girlsCONebraska: #170 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsNEMissouri: #123 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 720 girlsMOKentucky: #90 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 463 girlsKYWest Virginia: #111 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 584 girlsWVVirginia: #183 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,047 girlsVAMaryland: #346 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,757 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDEArizona: #159 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 668 girlsAZNew Mexico: #186 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 846 girlsNMKansas: #117 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 606 girlsKSArkansas: #79 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 373 girlsARTennessee: #88 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 452 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #157 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 798 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #177 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 833 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #268 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,223 girlsDCOklahoma: #66 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 285 girlsOKLouisiana: #143 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 659 girlsLAMississippi: #150 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 608 girlsMSAlabama: #133 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 631 girlsALGeorgia: #192 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,003 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedHITexas: #93 for girls · 217 births · 1 in 422 girlsTXFlorida: #197 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,116 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#66 · 1 in 285
  2. Arkansas#79 · 1 in 373
  3. Tennessee#88 · 1 in 452
  4. Kentucky#90 · 1 in 463
  5. Texas#93 · 1 in 422

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#66761 in 285
Arkansas#79601 in 373
Tennessee#88841 in 452
Kentucky#90751 in 463
Texas#932171 in 422
Wyoming#9861 in 431
West Virginia#111411 in 584
Kansas#117291 in 606
Missouri#123541 in 720
Montana#124111 in 531
Idaho#128101 in 602
Alabama#133601 in 631
Colorado#139211 in 691
Louisiana#143491 in 659
Washington#145321 in 775
Mississippi#150471 in 608
North Carolina#157631 in 798
Arizona#159131 in 668
Indiana#159371 in 1,110
Oregon#162151 in 984
Nebraska#170101 in 1,307
South Carolina#177331 in 833
Utah#17891 in 922
Virginia#183341 in 1,047
New Mexico#186101 in 846
Georgia#192421 in 1,003
Michigan#196411 in 1,696
Florida#197241 in 1,116
Ohio#201541 in 1,574
Illinois#206551 in 1,523
Iowa#219141 in 1,903
California#226761 in 1,466
Pennsylvania#252441 in 2,359
District of Columbia#26851 in 2,223
Connecticut#28751 in 3,556
Wisconsin#30591 in 3,994
Minnesota#34571 in 4,564
Maryland#34661 in 3,757
New Jersey#35491 in 4,766
New York#365341 in 4,158
Massachusetts#44051 in 9,192
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
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 1948

girls
#178
1,547 births · 1 in 1,098 girls
boys
#399
289 births · 1 in 6,071 boys

Top girls' names in 1948

  1. #1Linda96,220
  2. #2Mary68,597
  3. #3Barbara46,826
  4. #4Patricia46,140
  5. #5Susan35,988
  6. #6Sandra31,063
  7. #7Nancy29,411
  8. #8Carol28,977
  9. #9Sharon26,143
  10. #10Kathleen23,257
  11. #178Billie1,547

Top boys' names in 1948

  1. #1James88,605
  2. #2Robert85,478
  3. #3John82,834
  4. #4William61,972
  5. #5David56,627
  6. #6Michael52,566
  7. #7Richard50,970
  8. #8Thomas43,780
  9. #9Charles38,676
  10. #10Ronald33,527
  11. #399Billie289
More about 1948

girls

1,697,908 girls got a published name in 1948; 1 in 1,098 of them was named Billie, which outranked 97.1% of the 6,040 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #175Marion1,592
  2. #176Janie1,579
  3. #177Ella1,554
  4. #178Billie1,547
  5. #179Bobbie1,543
  6. #179Carla1,543
  7. #181Maxine1,522
Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 555Shawn#1,510 → #955
  2. ↑ 549Regena#1,488 → #939
  3. ↑ 491Regenia#1,255 → #764
  4. ↑ 460Mickie#1,228 → #768
  5. ↑ 413Shirleen#1,377 → #964
Fallers
  1. ↓ 408Michaele#859 → #1,267
  2. ↓ 358Marge#969 → #1,327
  3. ↓ 334Ilona#875 → #1,209
  4. ↓ 282Trudi#875 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 248Marylyn#909 → #1,157

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

boys

1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 6,071 of them was named Billie, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #395Harley295
  2. #397Wilfred292
  3. #398Irving290
  4. #399Billie289
  5. #399Amos289
  6. #401Winston288
  7. #402Al286
  8. #402Ned286

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1947
Risers
  1. ↑ 514Arnulfo#1,316 → #802
  2. ↑ 422Lucio#1,394 → #972
  3. ↑ 377Isidro#1,190 → #813
  4. ↑ 363Shawn#923 → #560
  5. ↑ 331Aurelio#1,233 → #902
Fallers
  1. ↓ 400Marshal#1,000 → #1,400
  2. ↓ 390Robby#906 → #1,296
  3. ↓ 333Frances#923 → #1,256
  4. ↓ 324Deane#836 → #1,160
  5. ↓ 321Lenwood#975 → #1,296

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

See the top 100 for 1948 →