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 #4554

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Name B

Billy

Boy name · Rank #1046

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bill Billy
Current Rank #4554 #1046
Total Births (all years) 160,457 384,025
Peak Year 1947 1934
Peak Year Births 4,681 9,562
Peak Decade 1940ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bill Billy
1880ss 600 63
1890ss 789 99
1900ss 1,513 209
1910ss 6,599 3,016
1920ss 22,289 42,096
1930ss 32,336 88,340
1940ss 37,756 67,831
1950ss 23,878 59,278
1960ss 25,134 48,466
1970ss 5,205 33,220
1980ss 1,815 20,651
1990ss 1,153 10,943
2000ss 845 5,670
2010ss 423 3,099
2020ss 122 1,044

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 26 219
2023 22 195
2024 22 210

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, 1880–2024.

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