Boys' name · since 1972

Billyjack

Billyjack has 79 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#18,955 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade

79 boys have been named Billyjack since 1972, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Social Security Administration records show Billyjack recorded 79 times among boys since 1972, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 1994.

  • #18,955 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 79 born since 1972
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Billyjack ranks #18,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1972, peaking in the 1970s.

#18,955 of 45,481
all-time among boys
79
born since 1972
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Billyjack's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Billyjack's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Billyjack's full recorded timeline at 1978, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1973, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Billyjack popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1994

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
45678910 1972197419761978198419911994 5

Billyjack by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (52 births, 66% of the file).

1970s was Billyjack's strongest decade.

52 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.

Billyjack births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 52 births (66% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Billyjack? ▼
Billyjack has been given to 79 babies in the U.S. since 1972, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,955 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1994. 9 babies were born in 1979, its single highest year.
Where does Billyjack sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Billyjack ranks #18,955 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Billyjack most popular? ▼
Billyjack was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Billyjack been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Billyjack since 1972 -- 23 years through the most recent 1994 data.
What names are similar to Billyjack? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Billy, Bill, Billie, Bilal, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Billyjack's data

  • Billyjack's decade-level peak was the 1970s (52 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Billyjack

Nearby Names Like Billyjack

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Billyjack

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Billie Boy
#6450 31,637 births
Bilal Boy
#1214 5,858 births
Billey Boy
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Levoy
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Hines
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Billyjack: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1972–1994 (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 Billyjack 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.