Recorded 1963–2014 Boys' name Peak 1981 398 births

Billyjoe — boys' name

398 babies named Billyjoe in U.S. Social Security records since 1963, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s291970s1201980s1641990s502000s242010s11
1980s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Billyjoe was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

28 babies were named Billyjoe in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Billyjoe

The Social Security Administration has registered 398 babies named Billyjoe between 1963 and 2014, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Billyjoe currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2014. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Billyjoe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Billyjoe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Billyjoe in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Billyjoe 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 398 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.

Billyjoe at a glance

Last recorded 2014

Total births

398

Since 1963

52 years of records

Peak year

1981

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2014

Active since

1963

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2014

Billyjoe popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–1963

Last recorded 2014
Peak year (1981)
28
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
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Billyjoe by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
164 births that decade — 41% of Billyjoe's all-time total
1960s291970s1201980s1641990s502000s242010s11

Billyjoe by state

Where Billyjoe concentrates geographically — total births since 1963

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Billyjoe
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
7 1.8%
Texas share of Billyjoe's total US births 1.8%

7 of 398 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Billyjoe?
398 babies have been named Billyjoe since 1963. It was last recorded in 2014. The peak year was 1981 with 28 births.
When was Billyjoe most popular?
Billyjoe was most popular in the 1980s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Billyjoe most popular?
The top states for the name Billyjoe are Texas (7 births).
How long has the name Billyjoe been used?
Billyjoe has been recorded in Social Security data since 1963, spanning 52 years of data through 2014.
What names are similar to Billyjoe?
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.

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, 1963–2014 (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.