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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • 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: #372 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,113 girlsWAIdaho: #133 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 531 girlsIDMontana: #185 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 855 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #291 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,519 girlsILWisconsin: #440 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,946 girlsWIMichigan: #318 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,983 girlsMINew York: #469 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,634 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedRIOregon: #203 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #154 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 606 girlsWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedSDIowa: #226 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,673 girlsIAIndiana: #212 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,461 girlsINOhio: #247 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 1,962 girlsOHPennsylvania: #333 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,524 girlsPANew Jersey: #334 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,575 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #322 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 2,396 girlsCAUtah: #241 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,279 girlsUTColorado: #320 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,236 girlsCONebraska: #220 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,465 girlsNEMissouri: #200 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsMOKentucky: #134 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 764 girlsKYWest Virginia: #121 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 634 girlsWVVirginia: #291 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,275 girlsVAMaryland: #333 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,191 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDEArizona: #338 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,004 girlsAZNew Mexico: #217 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsNMKansas: #208 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,276 girlsKSArkansas: #140 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 719 girlsARTennessee: #127 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 686 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #156 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 839 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #203 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,100 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #141 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 668 girlsOKLouisiana: #178 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 874 girlsLAMississippi: #147 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 625 girlsMSAlabama: #185 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsALGeorgia: #287 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,002 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedHITexas: #156 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 799 girlsTXFlorida: #267 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,722 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#121 · 1 in 634
  2. Tennessee#127 · 1 in 686
  3. Idaho#133 · 1 in 531
  4. Kentucky#134 · 1 in 764
  5. Arkansas#140 · 1 in 719

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#121311 in 634
Tennessee#127561 in 686
Idaho#133121 in 531
Kentucky#134441 in 764
Arkansas#140261 in 719
Oklahoma#141331 in 668
Mississippi#147441 in 625
Wyoming#15451 in 606
North Carolina#156621 in 839
Texas#1561401 in 799
Louisiana#178431 in 874
Alabama#185361 in 1,007
Montana#18581 in 855
Missouri#200321 in 1,360
Oregon#203141 in 1,162
South Carolina#203261 in 1,100
Kansas#208171 in 1,276
Indiana#212331 in 1,461
New Mexico#217101 in 1,078
Nebraska#220101 in 1,465
Iowa#226171 in 1,673
Utah#24181 in 1,279
Ohio#247521 in 1,962
Florida#267231 in 1,722
Georgia#287231 in 2,002
Illinois#291401 in 2,519
Virginia#291181 in 2,275
Michigan#318301 in 2,983
Colorado#32081 in 2,236
California#322611 in 2,396
Maryland#33391 in 3,191
Pennsylvania#333321 in 3,524
New Jersey#334151 in 3,575
Arizona#33861 in 2,004
Washington#37291 in 3,113
Wisconsin#44061 in 6,946
New York#469291 in 5,634
Alaska———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Maine———
Massachusetts———
Minnesota———
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 1955

girls
#250
1,092 births · 1 in 1,791 girls
boys
#532
190 births · 1 in 10,842 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #250Billie1,092

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #532Billie190
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 1,791 of them was named Billie, which outranked 96.3% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #247Ethel1,103
  2. #248Wilma1,100
  3. #249Mona1,093
  4. #250Billie1,092
  5. #251Lynette1,091
  6. #252Therese1,078
  7. #253Maryann1,075
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 793Athena#1,505 → #712
  2. ↑ 675Desiree#984 → #309
  3. ↑ 661Roni#1,197 → #536
  4. ↑ 630Gisele#1,444 → #814
  5. ↑ 593Carmel#1,422 → #829
Fallers
  1. ↓ 514Valinda#806 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 378Elouise#969 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 287Veda#831 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 275Drema#978 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 264Brooke#965 → #1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 10,842 of them was named Billie, which outranked 87.9% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #529Felipe192
  2. #529Harrison192
  3. #529Mitchel192
  4. #532Billie190
  5. #532Norbert190
  6. #532Toby190
  7. #535Bryant189
  8. #535Israel189
  9. #535Odell189

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

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. ↑ 808Davy#1,333 → #525
  2. ↑ 326Wyatt#985 → #659
  3. ↑ 323Moises#1,311 → #988
  4. ↑ 296Tad#1,068 → #772
  5. ↑ 286Rhett#1,122 → #836
Fallers
  1. ↓ 738Rahn#908 → #1,646
  2. ↓ 415Ricci#739 → #1,154
  3. ↓ 321Meredith#952 → #1,273
  4. ↓ 309Michial#985 → #1,294
  5. ↓ 282Arvin#973 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955 →