Billy Boy
How popular is Billy?
#1,068 boy name in 2025
203 baby boys were named Billy in the US in 2025, making it the 1068th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
201,031living people named Billy (est.)
64median age of people named Billy
389,665babies named Billy since 1880
1 in 15,278US babies born in 2025
Billy popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,068 for boys (▼ 18 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 203 boys, 14 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #810 in 2015, #999 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1934 (9,562 boys) |
| Highest rank | #19 in 1931 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 96% boys, 4% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Billy is most popular
Babies named Billy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Mississippi: 0.4 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- Kentucky: 0.4 per 1,000 (38 boys)
- Oklahoma: 0.4 per 1,000 (33 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.2 per 1,000 (40 boys)
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)
Billy by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | #648 |
| 1890s | 99 | #424 |
| 1900s | 209 | #365 |
| 1910s | 3,016 | #154 |
| 1920s | 42,096 | #23 |
| 1930s | 88,341 | #19 |
| 1940s | 67,833 | #27 |
| 1950s | 59,277 | #57 |
| 1960s | 48,472 | #67 |
| 1970s | 33,217 | #75 |
| 1980s | 20,650 | #100 |
| 1990s | 10,942 | #214 |
| 2000s | 5,670 | #384 |
| 2010s | 3,099 | #611 |
| 2020s | 1,249 | #999 |
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Questions
- Is Billy a boy or girl name?
- Billy is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 96% of babies named Billy were boys.
- How popular is the name Billy?
- 203 baby boys were named Billy in the US in 2025, making it the 1068th most popular boy name. Another 14 girls got the name (#7,489 for girls).
- When was Billy most popular?
- Billy peaked in 1934, when 9,562 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #19, held for 2 years starting in 1931.
- How many people are named Billy?
- 389,665 babies have been named Billy in the US since 1880. We estimate about 201,031 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
- Where is Billy most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Billy was most common in Mississippi, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.