Boys' name · since 1920
Billey
Since 1920, U.S. Social Security records show 523 babies named Billey, peaking in 1931. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 523
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Billey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 523 recorded since 1920.
Billey has 523 recorded births among boys since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1980.
- #7,687 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 523 born since 1920
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Billey ranks #7,687 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 523 born since 1920, peaking in the 1930s.
- #7,687 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 523
- born since 1920
- 1930s
- peak decade
Billey's 523 recorded births place it above 83.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Billey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Billey's full recorded timeline at 1943, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1931 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Billey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1980
- Peak year (1931)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Billey by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (175 births, 33% of the file).
1930s was Billey's strongest decade.
175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Billey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
113 births
- 1930s
1930s
175 births
- 1940s
1940s
113 births
- 1950s 53
1950s
53 births
- 1960s 55
1960s
55 births
- 1970s 9
1970s
9 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 175 births (33% of all-time use).
How Billey compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Billey's total volume
Billey by state
Where Billey concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 11 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.0% |
11 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Billey's data
- Billey's decade-level peak was the 1930s (175 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Billeys (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Billey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1931)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1920–1980 (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 Billey 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.