Is Billy a boy or girl name?
Billy is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 13 girls and 210 boys were named Billy, so 5.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 389,442 US babies named Billy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,047
- Girl rank, 2024
- #8,009
- Babies named Billy since 1880
- 389,442
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 9,659 babies
Boys and girls named Billy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 99 | 5 | 4.8% |
| 1900s | 209 | 44 | 17.4% |
| 1910s | 3,016 | 247 | 7.6% |
| 1920s | 42,096 | 1,116 | 2.6% |
| 1930s | 88,340 | 1,102 | 1.2% |
| 1940s | 67,831 | 608 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 59,278 | 483 | 0.8% |
| 1960s | 48,466 | 488 | 1% |
| 1970s | 33,220 | 709 | 2.1% |
| 1980s | 20,651 | 360 | 1.7% |
| 1990s | 10,943 | 128 | 1.2% |
| 2000s | 5,670 | 33 | 0.6% |
| 2010s | 3,099 | 35 | 1.1% |
| 2020s | 1,044 | 59 | 5.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 210 | #1,047 | 13 | #8,009 |
| 2023 | 195 | #1,095 | 9 | #10,436 |
| 2022 | 219 | #1,015 | 16 | #7,031 |
| 2021 | 208 | #1,037 | 15 | #7,314 |
| 2020 | 212 | #999 | 6 | #13,728 |
| 2019 | 245 | #891 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 262 | #846 | 6 | #14,070 |
| 2017 | 268 | #830 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 261 | #863 | 6 | #14,628 |
| 2015 | 282 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 288 | #797 | 6 | #14,873 |
| 2013 | 349 | #685 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 356 | #664 | 6 | #15,270 |
| 2011 | 397 | #611 | 6 | #15,135 |
| 2010 | 391 | #624 | 5 | #17,444 |
| 2009 | 443 | #591 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 460 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 546 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 566 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 560 | #456 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 566 | #457 | 7 | #12,968 |
| 2003 | 601 | #426 | 11 | #9,144 |
| 2002 | 582 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 676 | #384 | 7 | #12,263 |
| 2000 | 670 | #385 | 8 | #10,878 |
| 1999 | 748 | #350 | 9 | #9,599 |
| 1998 | 813 | #332 | 7 | #11,286 |
| 1997 | 814 | #324 | 11 | #7,827 |
| 1996 | 948 | #286 | 13 | #6,768 |
| 1995 | 1,063 | #264 | 10 | #8,154 |
| 1994 | 1,125 | #256 | 13 | #6,727 |
| 1993 | 1,353 | #222 | 15 | #5,987 |
| 1992 | 1,283 | #230 | 16 | #5,754 |
| 1991 | 1,357 | #220 | 17 | #5,427 |
| 1990 | 1,439 | #214 | 17 | #5,318 |
| 1989 | 1,505 | #193 | 25 | #3,904 |
| 1988 | 1,509 | #185 | 20 | #4,334 |
| 1987 | 1,622 | #168 | 26 | #3,436 |
| 1986 | 1,686 | #159 | 29 | #3,141 |
| 1985 | 1,832 | #150 | 34 | #2,754 |
| 1984 | 1,946 | #140 | 27 | #3,152 |
| 1983 | 2,150 | #124 | 39 | #2,400 |
| 1982 | 2,527 | #116 | 50 | #2,056 |
| 1981 | 2,883 | #103 | 51 | #2,031 |
| 1980 | 2,991 | #100 | 59 | #1,835 |
| 1979 | 2,998 | #97 | 67 | #1,662 |
| 1978 | 2,695 | #99 | 69 | #1,569 |
| 1977 | 2,951 | #91 | 68 | #1,577 |
| 1976 | 3,158 | #85 | 78 | #1,373 |
| 1975 | 3,113 | #84 | 75 | #1,407 |
| 1974 | 3,366 | #78 | 72 | #1,415 |
| 1973 | 3,437 | #76 | 74 | #1,350 |
| 1972 | 3,473 | #81 | 74 | #1,353 |
| 1971 | 3,907 | #75 | 59 | #1,597 |
| 1970 | 4,122 | #78 | 73 | #1,422 |
| 1969 | 3,773 | #77 | 68 | #1,403 |
| 1968 | 3,813 | #76 | 50 | #1,627 |
| 1967 | 3,985 | #76 | 42 | #1,784 |
| 1966 | 4,183 | #80 | 42 | #1,739 |
| 1965 | 4,650 | #77 | 54 | #1,519 |
| 1964 | 5,193 | #71 | 57 | #1,497 |
| 1963 | 5,240 | #74 | 52 | #1,566 |
| 1962 | 5,585 | #72 | 39 | #1,827 |
| 1961 | 6,024 | #68 | 45 | #1,697 |
| 1960 | 6,020 | #67 | 39 | #1,811 |
| 1959 | 6,307 | #65 | 46 | #1,598 |
| 1958 | 6,161 | #64 | 51 | #1,500 |
| 1957 | 6,147 | #64 | 45 | #1,615 |
| 1956 | 6,013 | #68 | 54 | #1,437 |
| 1955 | 5,769 | #69 | 50 | #1,424 |
| 1954 | 6,033 | #65 | 56 | #1,333 |
| 1953 | 5,856 | #65 | 38 | #1,586 |
| 1952 | 5,707 | #65 | 52 | #1,335 |
| 1951 | 5,609 | #64 | 47 | #1,363 |
| 1950 | 5,676 | #57 | 44 | #1,378 |
| 1949 | 5,821 | #57 | 53 | #1,251 |
| 1948 | 6,220 | #53 | 42 | #1,423 |
| 1947 | 6,932 | #51 | 67 | #1,086 |
| 1946 | 6,716 | #45 | 55 | #1,150 |
| 1945 | 6,021 | #42 | 63 | #976 |
| 1944 | 6,545 | #38 | 67 | #945 |
| 1943 | 7,011 | #37 | 66 | #978 |
| 1942 | 7,314 | #35 | 68 | #950 |
| 1941 | 7,655 | #27 | 67 | #896 |
| 1940 | 7,596 | #27 | 60 | #928 |
| 1939 | 7,475 | #24 | 68 | #849 |
| 1938 | 8,254 | #24 | 80 | #788 |
| 1937 | 8,298 | #22 | 85 | #735 |
| 1936 | 8,587 | #22 | 83 | #729 |
| 1935 | 9,241 | #19 | 103 | #641 |
| 1934 | 9,562 | #20 | 97 | #677 |
| 1933 | 8,939 | #20 | 123 | #578 |
| 1932 | 9,435 | #20 | 143 | #545 |
| 1931 | 9,263 | #19 | 154 | #532 |
| 1930 | 9,286 | #20 | 166 | #526 |
| 1929 | 8,320 | #23 | 155 | #548 |
| 1928 | 7,310 | #27 | 159 | #556 |
| 1927 | 6,463 | #31 | 157 | #568 |
| 1926 | 5,180 | #40 | 147 | #584 |
| 1925 | 4,207 | #49 | 126 | #656 |
| 1924 | 3,271 | #63 | 98 | #747 |
| 1923 | 2,488 | #78 | 82 | #800 |
| 1922 | 2,029 | #90 | 70 | #872 |
| 1921 | 1,622 | #109 | 67 | #910 |
| 1920 | 1,206 | #132 | 55 | #990 |
| 1919 | 858 | #154 | 51 | #1,010 |
| 1918 | 645 | #198 | 39 | #1,204 |
| 1917 | 469 | #231 | 27 | #1,436 |
| 1916 | 361 | #264 | 26 | #1,449 |
| 1915 | 276 | #307 | 28 | #1,342 |
| 1914 | 142 | #401 | 20 | #1,450 |
| 1913 | 111 | #409 | 22 | #1,179 |
| 1912 | 69 | #471 | 16 | #1,358 |
| 1911 | 42 | #453 | 10 | #1,554 |
| 1910 | 43 | #407 | 8 | #1,791 |
| 1909 | 18 | #637 | 10 | #1,377 |
| 1908 | 20 | #566 | 13 | #1,143 |
| 1907 | 20 | #543 | 7 | #1,659 |
| 1906 | 14 | #646 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #508 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #468 | 6 | #1,682 |
| 1903 | 20 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 22 | #440 | 8 | #1,336 |
| 1901 | 18 | #455 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 36 | #365 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 19 | #427 | 5 | #1,633 |
| 1898 | 14 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #952 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 9 | #783 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 11 | #641 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 10 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 9 | #710 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 10 | #692 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 6 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,019 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 10 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 8 | #706 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 7 | #765 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 6 | #795 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 7 | #753 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Billy reached #19 in 1931. As a girl name, it reached #526 in 1930. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1930s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Billy
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.