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

Boy name

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Name B

Bill

Boy name · Rank #4554

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Metric Bilbo Bill
Current Rank Unranked #4554
Total Births (all years) 132 160,457
Peak Year 1916 1947
Peak Year Births 22 4,681
Peak Decade 1910ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1910 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bilbo Bill
1880ss — 600
1890ss — 789
1900ss — 1,513
1910ss 107 6,599
1920ss 25 22,289
1930ss — 32,336
1940ss — 37,756
1950ss — 23,878
1960ss — 25,134
1970ss — 5,205
1980ss — 1,815
1990ss — 1,153
2000ss — 845
2010ss — 423
2020ss — 122

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

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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