Girls' name · since 1915
Billi
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,741 babies named Billi, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,741
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Billi sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,741 recorded since 1915.
Billi has 1,741 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2020.
- #5,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,741 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Billi ranks #5,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,741 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #5,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,741
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Billi's 1,741 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
Billi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Billi's full recorded timeline at 1981, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 84 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Billi popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2020
- Peak year (1976)
- 84
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Billi popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2006 (Billi as boys' name)
Billi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (643 births, 37% of the file).
1970s was Billi's strongest decade.
643 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Billi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1940s 30
1940s
30 births
- 1950s 149
1950s
149 births
- 1960s
1960s
280 births
- 1970s
1970s
643 births
- 1980s
1980s
320 births
- 1990s 184
1990s
184 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s 58
2010s
58 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 643 births (37% of all-time use).
How Billi compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Billi's total volume
Billi by state
Where Billi concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 73 | 4.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 53 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Texas | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 6 | 0.3% |
73 of 1,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.
Billi appears in 12 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Billi's data
- Billi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (643 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Billis (73 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Billi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1915–2020 (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 Billi 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.