Unisex name · since 1918
Bille
28 babies named Bille in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #41,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
28 girls have been named Bille since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bille has been recorded 28 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1955.
- #41,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 28 born since 1918
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bille ranks #41,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.
- #41,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 28
- born since 1918
- 1940s
- peak decade
Bille's 28 recorded births place it above 41.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Bille's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Bille splits its recorded history at 1930: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1947 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Bille popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1955
- Peak year (1947)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Bille popularity over time - boys
23 total births recorded since 1927 (Bille as boys' name)
Bille by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (7 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Bille's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Bille births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
6 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 7 births (25% of all-time use).
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What to do with Bille's data
- Bille's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Bille: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1947)
Similar record span (~37 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bille draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.