Billy
#7,491 for girls in 2025, 14 births · #1,068 for boys in 2025, 203 births
Given to boys 98.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1931 · 9,264 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 59 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 384,233since 1880
Billy over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,491 | 14 | #1,068 | 203 |
| 2024 | #7,967 | 13 | #1,050 | 210 |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | #1,096 | 195 |
| 2022 | #6,984 | 16 | #1,007 | 221 |
| 2021 | #7,250 | 15 | #1,037 | 208 |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #999 | 212 |
| 2019 | — | #890 | 245 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #846 | 262 |
| 2017 | — | #829 | 268 | |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #863 | 261 |
| 2015 | — | #810 | 282 | |
| 2014 | #14,558 | 6 | #795 | 288 |
| 2013 | — | #685 | 349 | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #664 | 356 |
| 2011 | #14,824 | 6 | #611 | 397 |
| 2010 | #16,992 | 5 | #624 | 391 |
| 2009 | — | #591 | 443 | |
| 2008 | — | #565 | 460 | |
| 2007 | — | #486 | 546 | |
| 2006 | — | #471 | 566 | |
| 2005 | — | #456 | 560 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #457 | 566 |
| 2003 | #9,048 | 11 | #426 | 601 |
| 2002 | — | #426 | 582 | |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #384 | 676 |
| 2000 | #10,745 | 8 | #385 | 670 |
| 1999 | #9,479 | 9 | #350 | 748 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #332 | 813 |
| 1997 | #7,742 | 11 | #324 | 814 |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | #286 | 948 |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | #264 | 1,063 |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | #256 | 1,125 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #222 | 1,353 |
| 1992 | #5,718 | 16 | #230 | 1,282 |
| 1991 | #5,399 | 17 | #220 | 1,357 |
| 1990 | #5,286 | 17 | #214 | 1,439 |
| 1989 | #3,893 | 25 | #193 | 1,505 |
| 1988 | #4,308 | 20 | #185 | 1,509 |
| 1987 | #3,424 | 26 | #168 | 1,622 |
| 1986 | #3,135 | 29 | #159 | 1,686 |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | #150 | 1,831 |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 | #140 | 1,946 |
| 1983 | #2,398 | 39 | #124 | 2,151 |
| 1982 | #2,050 | 50 | #116 | 2,526 |
| 1981 | #2,028 | 51 | #103 | 2,883 |
| 1980 | #1,833 | 59 | #100 | 2,991 |
| 1979 | #1,661 | 67 | #97 | 2,998 |
| 1978 | #1,569 | 69 | #99 | 2,695 |
| 1977 | #1,576 | 68 | #91 | 2,950 |
| 1976 | #1,373 | 78 | #85 | 3,158 |
| 1975 | #1,404 | 75 | #84 | 3,113 |
| 1974 | #1,414 | 72 | #78 | 3,365 |
| 1973 | #1,339 | 75 | #76 | 3,437 |
| 1972 | #1,353 | 74 | #81 | 3,473 |
| 1971 | #1,594 | 59 | #75 | 3,907 |
| 1970 | #1,421 | 73 | #78 | 4,121 |
| 1969 | #1,402 | 68 | #77 | 3,773 |
| 1968 | #1,625 | 50 | #76 | 3,814 |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | #76 | 3,984 |
| 1966 | #1,736 | 42 | #80 | 4,182 |
| 1965 | #1,516 | 54 | #77 | 4,649 |
| 1964 | #1,497 | 57 | #71 | 5,192 |
| 1963 | #1,565 | 52 | #74 | 5,241 |
| 1962 | #1,826 | 39 | #71 | 5,588 |
| 1961 | #1,697 | 45 | #68 | 6,026 |
| 1960 | #1,811 | 39 | #67 | 6,023 |
| 1959 | #1,596 | 46 | #65 | 6,308 |
| 1958 | #1,498 | 51 | #64 | 6,160 |
| 1957 | #1,612 | 45 | #64 | 6,146 |
| 1956 | #1,437 | 54 | #68 | 6,013 |
| 1955 | #1,423 | 50 | #69 | 5,769 |
| 1954 | #1,333 | 56 | #65 | 6,033 |
| 1953 | #1,586 | 38 | #65 | 5,856 |
| 1952 | #1,333 | 52 | #65 | 5,708 |
| 1951 | #1,362 | 47 | #64 | 5,610 |
| 1950 | #1,375 | 44 | #57 | 5,674 |
| 1949 | #1,251 | 53 | #57 | 5,821 |
| 1948 | #1,422 | 42 | #53 | 6,220 |
| 1947 | #1,086 | 67 | #51 | 6,933 |
| 1946 | #1,148 | 55 | #45 | 6,716 |
| 1945 | #976 | 63 | #42 | 6,022 |
| 1944 | #945 | 67 | #38 | 6,545 |
| 1943 | #975 | 66 | #37 | 7,012 |
| 1942 | #950 | 68 | #35 | 7,313 |
| 1941 | #894 | 67 | #27 | 7,655 |
| 1940 | #928 | 60 | #27 | 7,596 |
| 1939 | #848 | 68 | #24 | 7,474 |
| 1938 | #786 | 80 | #24 | 8,253 |
| 1937 | #734 | 85 | #22 | 8,301 |
| 1936 | #728 | 83 | #22 | 8,587 |
| 1935 | #641 | 103 | #19 | 9,241 |
| 1934 | #677 | 97 | #20 | 9,562 |
| 1933 | #578 | 123 | #20 | 8,938 |
| 1932 | #545 | 143 | #20 | 9,436 |
| 1931 | #532 | 154 | #19 | 9,264 |
| 1930 | #526 | 166 | #20 | 9,285 |
| 1929 | #548 | 155 | #23 | 8,320 |
| 1928 | #555 | 159 | #27 | 7,310 |
| 1927 | #568 | 157 | #31 | 6,463 |
| 1926 | #584 | 147 | #40 | 5,180 |
| 1925 | #656 | 126 | #49 | 4,207 |
| 1924 | #747 | 98 | #63 | 3,271 |
| 1923 | #800 | 82 | #78 | 2,488 |
| 1922 | #872 | 70 | #90 | 2,029 |
| 1921 | #905 | 67 | #109 | 1,622 |
| 1920 | #989 | 55 | #132 | 1,206 |
| 1919 | #1,010 | 51 | #154 | 858 |
| 1918 | #1,203 | 39 | #198 | 645 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | #231 | 469 |
| 1916 | #1,445 | 26 | #264 | 361 |
| 1915 | #1,339 | 28 | #306 | 276 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 | #401 | 142 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #409 | 111 |
| 1912 | #1,352 | 16 | #470 | 69 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #452 | 42 |
| 1910 | #1,773 | 8 | #407 | 43 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 | #636 | 18 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 | #566 | 20 |
| 1907 | #1,639 | 7 | #540 | 20 |
| 1906 | — | #640 | 14 | |
| 1905 | — | #507 | 20 | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #466 | 21 |
| 1903 | — | #470 | 20 | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | #440 | 22 |
| 1901 | — | #453 | 18 | |
| 1900 | — | #365 | 36 | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #424 | 19 |
| 1898 | — | #573 | 14 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #640 | 11 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #994 | 5 | |
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | #648 | 10 | |
| 1887 | — | #819 | 6 | |
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #754 | 7 | |
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Billy was already there! It came in at #745, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Billy is popular in 1986
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#61 · 1 in 310
- Arkansas#62 · 1 in 255
- Tennessee#66 · 1 in 316
- West Virginia#67 · 1 in 347
- Oklahoma#69 · 1 in 326
Best ever in a state: #2 in Oklahoma, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #61 | 55 | 1 in 310 |
| Arkansas | #62 | 58 | 1 in 255 |
| Tennessee | #66 | 99 | 1 in 316 |
| West Virginia | #67 | 32 | 1 in 347 |
| Oklahoma | #69 | 69 | 1 in 326 |
| Alabama | #78 | 62 | 1 in 408 |
| Kentucky | #90 | 48 | 1 in 498 |
| Georgia | #92 | 88 | 1 in 502 |
| South Carolina | #104 | 39 | 1 in 540 |
| North Carolina | #108 | 65 | 1 in 629 |
| Texas | #116 | 251 | 1 in 583 |
| Alaska | #117 | 8 | 1 in 595 |
| Louisiana | #118 | 59 | 1 in 577 |
| Missouri | #128 | 40 | 1 in 899 |
| New Mexico | #131 | 18 | 1 in 631 |
| Indiana | #133 | 37 | 1 in 999 |
| Florida | #142 | 86 | 1 in 889 |
| Ohio | #146 | 63 | 1 in 1,198 |
| Virginia | #151 | 36 | 1 in 1,050 |
| Nevada | #168 | 6 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Iowa | #173 | 13 | 1 in 1,395 |
| Kansas | #176 | 13 | 1 in 1,328 |
| Wisconsin | #183 | 19 | 1 in 1,747 |
| Oregon | #195 | 12 | 1 in 1,498 |
| Arizona | #196 | 24 | 1 in 1,134 |
| Michigan | #208 | 36 | 1 in 1,773 |
| California | #230 | 150 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Washington | #250 | 14 | 1 in 2,236 |
| Illinois | #253 | 41 | 1 in 1,947 |
| Colorado | #260 | 11 | 1 in 2,289 |
| Minnesota | #264 | 9 | 1 in 3,415 |
| New York | #290 | 51 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Utah | #330 | 5 | 1 in 3,304 |
| Maryland | #349 | 7 | 1 in 4,042 |
| Pennsylvania | #361 | 15 | 1 in 5,148 |
| Massachusetts | #383 | 6 | 1 in 6,538 |
| New Jersey | #460 | 8 | 1 in 5,948 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Billy
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 18 spots since 2024 (#1,050 → #1,068)
- 69 spots since 2020 (#999 → #1,068)
- 258 spots since 2015 (#810 → #1,068)
- Biggest jump: 369 spots in 1898 (#942 → #573)
- Biggest drop: 326 spots in 1889 (#648 → #974)
Rise & fade · boys
51 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #19 (9,264 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 35 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 59 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1922–1980
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1884–2020
Share of babies · boys
1 in 108
- Highest: 1 in 108 boys born in 1934 were named Billy (0.93%)
- Latest: 1 in 8,414 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #19 in 1931, was only 1 in 112 (0.89%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 23.0% of all boys named Billy (88,341) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | #648 (1888) | #771 |
| 1890s | 99 | #424 (1899) | #725 |
| 1900s | 209 | #365 (1900) | #508 |
| 1910s | 3,016 | #154 (1919) | #329 |
| 1920s | 42,096 | #23 (1929) | #64 |
| 1930s | 88,341 | #19 (1931) | #21 |
| 1940s | 67,833 | #27 (1941) | #41 |
| 1950s | 59,277 | #57 (1950) | #65 |
| 1960s | 48,472 | #67 (1960) | #74 |
| 1970s | 33,217 | #75 (1971) | #84 |
| 1980s | 20,650 | #100 (1980) | #144 |
| 1990s | 10,942 | #214 (1990) | #270 |
| 2000s | 5,670 | #384 (2001) | #465 |
| 2010s | 3,099 | #611 (2011) | #762 |
| 2020s | 1,249 | #999 (2020) | #1,043 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Billy in 1986
girls
#3,135
29 births · 1 in 59,157 girls
boys
#159
1,686 births · 1 in 1,092 boys
Top girls' names in 1986
Top boys' names in 1986
More about 1986
girls
1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 59,157 of them was named Billy, which outranked 75.6% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Billy
- #3,054Willa30
- #3,054Zipporah30
- #3,054Zoraida30
- #3,135Billy29
- #3,135Alejandrina29
- #3,135Areli29
- #3,135Audrie29
- #3,203Adrien28
- #3,203Alfreda28
- #3,203Aminah28
Tied with 67 names at #3,135; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,092 of them was named Billy, which outranked 98.0% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).