Billie
Billie is a unisex given name. It is a variant spelling of Billy, an English nickname for William and its masculine and feminine variants. It has also been used as a feminine nickname for etymologically unrelated names such as Lillian. Both Billie and Billy are often also used as independent given names.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Billie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Billie is a unisex given name. It is a variant spelling of Billy, an English nickname for William and its masculine and feminine variants. It has also been used as a feminine nickname for etymologically unrelated names such as Lillian. Both Billie and Billy are often also used as independent given names.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Billie
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Billie as a girl name dates back to 1886, when 8 babies received it. 1930 was its biggest year on record, with 3,241 newborns named Billie — #79 in the national rankings. About 22% of every Billie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Billie ranks #700 for girls with 408 births, rising sharply (+78% over the past five years). All told, over 104K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Billie on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 1,474 Billies were born — ranking #123 that year. About 31% of every Billie on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Billie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 32K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Billie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Billie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Billie
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About the name Billie
Billie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 104K births in the dataset. Billie's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #79. Use the chart and map above to compare Billie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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