Recorded 1962–2017 Girls' name Peak 1984 196 births

Billiejean — girls' name

196 babies named Billiejean in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s521980s661990s512000s102010s12
1980s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Billiejean was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

16 babies were named Billiejean in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Billiejean

The Social Security Administration has registered 196 babies named Billiejean between 1962 and 2017, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Billiejean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Billiejean performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 66 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Billiejean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Billiejean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Billiejean 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 196 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.

Billiejean at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

196

Since 1962

56 years of records

Peak year

1984

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1962

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2017

Billiejean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1962

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1984)
16
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 2017199619921988198319761962 5

Billiejean by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
66 births that decade — 34% of Billiejean's all-time total
1960s51970s521980s661990s512000s102010s12

Billiejean by state

Where Billiejean concentrates geographically — total births since 1962

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Billiejean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 2.6%
New York share of Billiejean's total US births 2.6%

5 of 196 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Billiejean?
196 babies have been named Billiejean since 1962. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1984 with 16 births.
When was Billiejean most popular?
Billiejean was most popular in the 1980s decade with 66 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Billiejean most popular?
The top states for the name Billiejean are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Billiejean been used?
Billiejean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 56 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Billiejean?
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.

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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, 1962–2017 (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.