Bill vs Billy

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

Name A

Bill

Boy name · Rank #4572

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Name B

Billy

Boy name · Rank #1050

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bill Billy
Current Rank #4572 #1050
Total Births (all years) 160,474 384,233
Peak Year 1947 1934
Peak Year Births 4,681 9,562
Peak Decade 1940s 1930s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bill Billy
1880s 600 63
1890s 789 99
1900s 1,513 209
1910s 6,599 3,016
1920s 22,288 42,096
1930s 32,338 88,341
1940s 37,756 67,833
1950s 23,877 59,277
1960s 25,132 48,472
1970s 5,206 33,217
1980s 1,815 20,650
1990s 1,153 10,942
2000s 845 5,670
2010s 423 3,099
2020s 140 1,249

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bill Billy
2014 47 288
2015 33 282
2016 39 261
2017 42 268
2018 48 262
2019 28 245
2020 29 212
2021 23 208
2022 26 221
2023 22 195
2024 22 210
2025 18 203

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, 1880–2025.

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