Bilbo vs Bill

Side-by-side comparison of Bilbo and Bill - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bilbo

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Name B

Bill

Boy name · Rank #4572

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Metric Bilbo Bill
Current Rank Unranked #4572
Total Births (all years) 132 160,474
Peak Year 1916 1947
Peak Year Births 22 4,681
Peak Decade 1910s 1940s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bilbo Bill
1880s - 600
1890s - 789
1900s - 1,513
1910s 107 6,599
1920s 25 22,288
1930s - 32,338
1940s - 37,756
1950s - 23,877
1960s - 25,132
1970s - 5,206
1980s - 1,815
1990s - 1,153
2000s - 845
2010s - 423
2020s - 140

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bilbo Bill
2014 - 47
2015 - 33
2016 - 39
2017 - 42
2018 - 48
2019 - 28
2020 - 29
2021 - 23
2022 - 26
2023 - 22
2024 - 22
2025 - 18

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1910–1928.

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