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 #1050

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Name B

Bill

Boy name · Rank #4572

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

Births by Decade

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

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 221 26
2023 195 22
2024 210 22
2025 203 18

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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