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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedAKMaine: #166 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 828 girlsMEVermont: #85 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 315 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #116 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 479 girlsNHWashington: #263 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,403 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedIDMontana: #137 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 507 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #193 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,133 girlsMNIllinois: #263 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsILWisconsin: #166 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 886 girlsWIMichigan: #244 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsMINew York: #345 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsNYMassachusetts: #283 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,912 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedRIOregon: #253 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedNVWyoming: #94 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 300 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #153 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 563 girlsSDIowa: #143 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 647 girlsIAIndiana: #157 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 793 girlsINOhio: #139 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 643 girlsOHPennsylvania: #153 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 796 girlsPANew Jersey: #503 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,761 girlsNJConnecticut: #365 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,373 girlsCTCalifornia: #524 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 3,595 girlsCAUtah: #289 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsUTColorado: #255 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,306 girlsCONebraska: #201 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 942 girlsNEMissouri: #138 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 631 girlsMOKentucky: #105 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 485 girlsKYWest Virginia: #117 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 485 girlsWVVirginia: #213 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsVAMaryland: #243 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,236 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedDEArizona: #269 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsAZNew Mexico: #297 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,292 girlsNMKansas: #221 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsKSArkansas: #130 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 557 girlsARTennessee: #178 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 887 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #131 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 583 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #191 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 877 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsDCOklahoma: #136 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 609 girlsOKLouisiana: #256 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,129 girlsLAMississippi: #376 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,009 girlsMSAlabama: #317 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,878 girlsALGeorgia: #323 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Billie, so not publishedHITexas: #312 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsTXFlorida: #266 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,366 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#85 · 1 in 315
  2. Wyoming#94 · 1 in 300
  3. Kentucky#105 · 1 in 485
  4. New Hampshire#116 · 1 in 479
  5. West Virginia#117 · 1 in 485

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#8571 in 315
Wyoming#9461 in 300
Kentucky#105471 in 485
New Hampshire#11691 in 479
West Virginia#117231 in 485
Arkansas#130231 in 557
North Carolina#131581 in 583
Oklahoma#136261 in 609
Montana#13781 in 507
Missouri#138471 in 631
Ohio#1391091 in 643
Iowa#143261 in 647
Pennsylvania#153841 in 796
South Dakota#15371 in 563
Indiana#157441 in 793
Maine#16671 in 828
Wisconsin#166311 in 886
Tennessee#178311 in 887
South Carolina#191201 in 877
Minnesota#193211 in 1,133
Nebraska#201101 in 942
Virginia#213261 in 1,067
Kansas#221111 in 1,095
Maryland#243151 in 1,236
Michigan#244411 in 1,391
Oregon#253101 in 1,305
Colorado#255121 in 1,306
Louisiana#256221 in 1,129
Illinois#263461 in 1,516
Washington#263141 in 1,403
Florida#266321 in 1,366
Arizona#269121 in 1,281
District of Columbia#27551 in 1,171
Massachusetts#283161 in 1,912
Utah#28971 in 1,674
New Mexico#29761 in 1,292
Texas#312551 in 1,735
Alabama#317121 in 1,878
Georgia#323171 in 1,941
New York#345491 in 2,105
Connecticut#36561 in 2,373
Mississippi#37681 in 2,009
New Jersey#503101 in 3,761
California#524381 in 3,595
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Nevada———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———

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 1974

girls
#227
1,132 births · 1 in 1,296 girls
boys
#704
136 births · 1 in 11,561 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #227Billie1,132

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #704Billie136
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,296 of them was named Billie, which outranked 97.8% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #224Yvette1,151
  2. #225Helen1,140
  3. #226Nakia1,135
  4. #227Billie1,132
  5. #228Betty1,131
  6. #229Katie1,109
  7. #230Nikki1,108
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 11,561 of them was named Billie, which outranked 88.3% of the 6,004 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Billie
  1. #700Deron137
  2. #700Garrick137
  3. #700Rickie137
  4. #704Billie136
  5. #704Agustin136
  6. #704Al136
  7. #704Rhett136
  8. #708Johnathon135
  9. #708Zane135
  10. #710Denis134

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

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →