Billy vs Bill

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

Name A

Billy

Boy name · Rank #1046

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Name B

Bill

Boy name · Rank #4554

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Billy Bill
2014 288 47
2015 282 33
2016 261 39
2017 268 42
2018 262 48
2019 245 28
2020 212 29
2021 208 23
2022 219 26
2023 195 22
2024 210 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, 1880–2024.

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