Billy

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Billy is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 389,442 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 384,025 as boys and 5,417 as girls. Billy gained popularity in the 1920s, peaked in 1934 and has since declined significantly. It is the #182 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 223
2023 204
2022 235
2021 223
2020 218
2019 245
2018 268
2017 268
2016 267
2015 282
2014 294
2013 349
2012 362
2011 403
2010 396
2009 443
2008 460
2007 546
2006 566
2005 560
2004 573
2003 612
2002 582
2001 683
2000 678
1999 757
1998 820
1997 825
1996 961
1995 1,073
1994 1,138
1993 1,368
1992 1,299
1991 1,374
1990 1,456
1989 1,530
1988 1,529
1987 1,648
1986 1,715
1985 1,866
1984 1,973
1983 2,189
1982 2,577
1981 2,934
1980 3,050
1979 3,065
1978 2,764
1977 3,019
1976 3,236
1975 3,188
1974 3,438
1973 3,511
1972 3,547
1971 3,966
1970 4,195
1969 3,841
1968 3,863
1967 4,027
1966 4,225
1965 4,704
1964 5,250
1963 5,292
1962 5,624
1961 6,069
1960 6,059
1959 6,353
1958 6,212
1957 6,192
1956 6,067
1955 5,819
1954 6,089
1953 5,894
1952 5,759
1951 5,656
1950 5,720
1949 5,874
1948 6,262
1947 6,999
1946 6,771
1945 6,084
1944 6,612
1943 7,077
1942 7,382
1941 7,722
1940 7,656
1939 7,543
1938 8,334
1937 8,383
1936 8,670
1935 9,344
1934 9,659
1933 9,062
1932 9,578
1931 9,417
1930 9,452
1929 8,475
1928 7,469
1927 6,620
1926 5,327
1925 4,333
1924 3,369
1923 2,570
1922 2,099
1921 1,689
1920 1,261
1919 909
1918 684
1917 496
1916 387
1915 304
1914 162
1913 133
1912 85
1911 52
1910 51
1909 28
1908 33
1907 27
1906 14
1905 20
1904 27
1903 20
1902 30
1901 18
1900 36
1899 24
1898 14
1897 6
1896 9
1895 11
1894 10
1893 9
1892 10
1891 6
1890 5
1889 5
1888 10
1887 6
1886 7
1885 8
1884 7
1882 7
1881 6
1880 7