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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 1987
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#65 · 1 in 267
- West Virginia#65 · 1 in 271
- Kentucky#66 · 1 in 299
- Mississippi#69 · 1 in 327
- Alabama#76 · 1 in 396
Best ever in a state: #2 in Oklahoma, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #65 | 56 | 1 in 267 |
| West Virginia | #65 | 39 | 1 in 271 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 80 | 1 in 299 |
| Mississippi | #69 | 50 | 1 in 327 |
| Alabama | #76 | 64 | 1 in 396 |
| Oklahoma | #79 | 56 | 1 in 371 |
| Tennessee | #83 | 76 | 1 in 424 |
| Georgia | #87 | 92 | 1 in 495 |
| North Carolina | #98 | 74 | 1 in 561 |
| Louisiana | #119 | 53 | 1 in 607 |
| Texas | #120 | 234 | 1 in 613 |
| South Carolina | #125 | 31 | 1 in 691 |
| Missouri | #127 | 42 | 1 in 851 |
| Kansas | #130 | 22 | 1 in 752 |
| Alaska | #145 | 6 | 1 in 741 |
| Indiana | #145 | 36 | 1 in 1,026 |
| Virginia | #158 | 38 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Oregon | #172 | 14 | 1 in 1,267 |
| Ohio | #173 | 52 | 1 in 1,467 |
| Nevada | #175 | 6 | 1 in 1,131 |
| Florida | #180 | 71 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Michigan | #209 | 40 | 1 in 1,616 |
| Arizona | #210 | 22 | 1 in 1,290 |
| Maryland | #229 | 15 | 1 in 1,940 |
| Illinois | #232 | 50 | 1 in 1,634 |
| New Mexico | #236 | 9 | 1 in 1,265 |
| California | #243 | 141 | 1 in 1,693 |
| Washington | #244 | 15 | 1 in 2,115 |
| District of Columbia | #264 | 5 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Wisconsin | #276 | 10 | 1 in 3,240 |
| Utah | #337 | 5 | 1 in 3,170 |
| New Jersey | #346 | 13 | 1 in 3,839 |
| Massachusetts | #347 | 8 | 1 in 5,100 |
| Colorado | #351 | 7 | 1 in 3,510 |
| Pennsylvania | #361 | 16 | 1 in 4,850 |
| New York | #376 | 34 | 1 in 3,695 |
| Minnesota | #382 | 5 | 1 in 6,098 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1931 at #19 (9,264 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 35 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 59 yrs · run 1922–1980
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1884–2020
- 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
- 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 1987
Top girls' names in 1987
Top boys' names in 1987
More about 1987
girls
1,738,632 girls got a published name in 1987; 1 in 66,870 of them was named Billy, which outranked 74.2% of the 13,263 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,331Vida27
- #3,331Vikki27
- #3,331Zakia27
- #3,424Billy26
- #3,424Alivia26
- #3,424Amaryllis26
- #3,424Anaalicia26
- #3,524Abigale25
- #3,524Adena25
- #3,524Aime25
Tied with 99 names at #3,424; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,866,984 boys got a published name in 1987; 1 in 1,151 of them was named Billy, which outranked 97.9% of the 8,152 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.