Boys' name · since 1963
Billyjoe
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.
- #9,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 398
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Billyjoe is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 398 have been recorded since 1963.
Social Security Administration records show Billyjoe recorded 398 times among boys since 1963, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2014.
- #9,046 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 398 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Billyjoe ranks #9,046 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 398 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #9,046 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 398
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Billyjoe's 398 recorded births place it above 80.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Billyjoe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Billyjoe's full recorded timeline at 1983, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 28 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Billyjoe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2014
- Peak year (1981)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Billyjoe by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (164 births, 41% of the file).
1980s was Billyjoe's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Billyjoe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
164 births
- 1990s 50
1990s
50 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 164 births (41% of all-time use).
Billyjoe by state
Where Billyjoe concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 398 births nationwide.
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What to do with Billyjoe's data
- Billyjoe's decade-level peak was the 1980s (164 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Billyjoes (7 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Billyjoe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1963–2014 (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 Billyjoe 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.