Billion vs Billy

Side-by-side comparison of Billion and Billy — 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

Billy

Boy name · Rank #1046

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Metric Billion Billy
Current Rank #6137 #1046
Total Births (all years) 104 384,025
Peak Year 2022 1934
Peak Year Births 19 9,562
Peak Decade 2020ss 1930ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2014 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Billion Billy
1880ss — 63
1890ss — 99
1900ss — 209
1910ss — 3,016
1920ss — 42,096
1930ss — 88,340
1940ss — 67,831
1950ss — 59,278
1960ss — 48,466
1970ss — 33,220
1980ss — 20,651
1990ss — 10,943
2000ss — 5,670
2010ss 37 3,099
2020ss 67 1,044

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Billion Billy
2014 5 288
2015 — 282
2016 — 261
2017 7 268
2018 10 262
2019 15 245
2020 9 212
2021 13 208
2022 19 219
2023 11 195
2024 15 210

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, 2014–2024.

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