Recorded 1918–1955 Unisex name Peak 1947 28 births

Bille — unisex name

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.

1910s61920s51930s51940s71950s5
1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Bille was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

7 babies were named Bille in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bille

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Bille between 1918 and 1955, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bille currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1955. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Bille is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 1927.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bille performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Bille shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bille in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bille at a glance

Last recorded 1955

Total births

28

Since 1918

38 years of records

Peak year

1947

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1955

Active since

1918

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1955

Bille popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1955–1918

Last recorded 1955
Peak year (1947)
7
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19551947193019221918 6

Bille popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 1927 (Bille as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
456789 1933193219291927 5

Bille by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
7 births that decade — 25% of Bille's all-time total
1910s61920s51930s51940s71950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bille?
28 babies have been named Bille since 1918. It was last recorded in 1955. The peak year was 1947 with 7 births.
When was Bille most popular?
Bille was most popular in the 1940s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Is Bille a unisex name?
Yes, Bille is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 28 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Bille been used?
Bille has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 38 years of data through 1955.
What names are similar to Bille?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Billie, Billy, Billye, Billi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1955 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.