as a First Name
Pet form of William, now in favour as an independent name for boys, and also used occasionally for girls.
| 228th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 231,292
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 379,778
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Arkansas
- has the most people named Billy per capita
- 1934
- marked the height of its popularity
0.41%
99.59%
55%
55+
55+
35%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
3%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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