Billy
Billy is a given name. A spelling variant is Billie. Notable people with the name include:Billy & Louie, British contestant on The Voice UK series 13 Billy the Artist (1964–2022), American artist and writer Billy the Axeman, American suspected serial killer Billy The Fist, American bass player, songwriter, producer, actor, film editor, and director Billy the Kid (disambiguation), several…
Meaning & Origin of Billy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Billy is a given name. A spelling variant is Billie. Notable people with the name include:Billy & Louie, British contestant on The Voice UK series 13 Billy the Artist (1964–2022), American artist and writer Billy the Axeman, American suspected serial killer Billy The Fist, American bass player, songwriter, producer, actor, film editor, and director Billy the Kid (disambiguation), several…
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The Story of Billy
Billy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1934, when 9,562 Billys were born — ranking #20 that year. As of 2026, Billy ranks #1,064 for baby boys with 206 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 384K Billys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Billy
Billy is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 384K births in the dataset. Billy's peak popularity came in 1934 when it ranked #19. Use the chart and map above to compare Billy'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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