Billion vs Bill

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

Name A

Billion

Boy name · Rank #6137

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Name B

Bill

Boy name · Rank #4554

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Metric Billion Bill
Current Rank #6137 #4554
Total Births (all years) 104 160,457
Peak Year 2022 1947
Peak Year Births 19 4,681
Peak Decade 2020ss 1940ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2014 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Billion Bill
1880ss — 600
1890ss — 789
1900ss — 1,513
1910ss — 6,599
1920ss — 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 37 423
2020ss 67 122

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Billion Bill
2014 5 47
2015 — 33
2016 — 39
2017 7 42
2018 10 48
2019 15 28
2020 9 29
2021 13 23
2022 19 26
2023 11 22
2024 15 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, 2014–2024.

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