Bill Name Popularity

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How popular is Bill?

The rare name Bill was the 2,664th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Bill, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #58 for the first time in 1931 and as recently as 1932.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1947 with 4,683 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Bill in any given year was 33 in 2015.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Bill occurred roughly during the years 1881-1884, 1891-1895, 1897-1900, 1906-1927, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 1955-1959, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1947-1951, 1963-1978, 1981-1986, 1999-2002, and 2006-2011.

Where is the name Bill popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Bill's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Bill has remained about the same.

The name Bill is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Bill has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Bill (Girl)		Bill (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	46	2,664
2017		< 5	--	42	2,835
2016		< 5	--	39	2,994
2015		< 5	--	33	3,367
2014		< 5	--	47	2,582
2013		< 5	--	50	2,463
2012		< 5	--	41	2,871
2011		< 5	--	42	2,800
2010		< 5	--	53	2,375
2009		< 5	--	58	2,253
2008		< 5	--	73	1,950
2007		< 5	--	85	1,742
2006		< 5	--	85	1,669
2005		< 5	--	86	1,596
2004		< 5	--	89	1,502
2003		< 5	--	81	1,562
2002		< 5	--	74	1,621
2001		< 5	--	100	1,307
2000		< 5	--	114	1,189
1999		< 5	--	100	1,242
1998		< 5	--	100	1,224
1997		< 5	--	103	1,169
1996		< 5	--	115	1,059
1995		< 5	--	101	1,137
1994		< 5	--	110	1,065
1993		< 5	--	145	885
1992		< 5	--	138	899
1991		< 5	--	128	937
1990		< 5	--	113	991
1989		< 5	--	129	886
1988		< 5	--	145	785
1987		< 5	--	137	787
1986		5	11,079	129	800
1985		< 5	--	176	664
1984		< 5	--	165	675
1983		< 5	--	205	597
1982		< 5	--	244	555
1981		< 5	--	233	560
1980		< 5	--	253	538
1979		< 5	--	273	506
1978		< 5	--	268	496
1977		< 5	--	324	441
1976		< 5	--	363	406
1975		< 5	--	409	386
1974		6	7,786	466	356
1973		6	7,514	521	329
1972		< 5	--	686	279
1971		< 5	--	877	255
1970		7	6,422	1,021	232
1969		6	6,696	1,076	219
1968		6	6,319	1,160	201
1967		7	5,501	1,276	190
1966		8	4,901	1,556	173
1965		< 5	--	2,060	151
1964		< 5	--	2,739	126
1963		9	4,574	3,200	113
1962		6	5,913	3,574	108
1961		10	4,268	4,005	104
1960		< 5	--	4,496	95
1959		6	5,623	4,603	92
1958		10	3,955	4,213	99
1957		< 5	--	3,120	123
1956		5	6,029	1,956	160
1955		< 5	--	1,653	171
1954		< 5	--	1,528	176
1953		< 5	--	1,523	176
1952		5	5,627	1,587	168
1951		< 5	--	1,655	157
1950		6	4,783	2,041	131
1949		9	3,645	2,763	106
1948		8	3,918	3,927	84
1947		7	4,391	4,683	76
1946		10	3,242	4,355	72
1945		8	3,415	3,711	66
1944		11	2,784	3,815	66
1943		7	3,841	3,989	65
1942		9	3,212	3,792	65
1941		12	2,549	3,454	68
1940		11	2,583	3,268	67
1939		9	2,946	3,159	67
1938		7	3,482	3,113	67
1937		8	3,172	3,120	64
1936		18	1,809	3,165	61
1935		12	2,450	3,281	60
1934		26	1,444	3,534	59
1933		23	1,558	3,220	59
1932		34	1,241	3,362	58
1931		25	1,511	3,217	58
1930		25	1,577	3,158	59
1929		27	1,494	2,949	62
1928		27	1,551	2,977	63
1927		28	1,562	2,864	69
1926		18	2,081	2,644	74
1925		19	2,034	2,380	84
1924		18	2,146	2,067	92
1923		18	2,095	1,833	98
1922		14	2,497	1,675	104
1921		20	1,992	1,482	121
1920		18	2,081	1,421	121
1919		11	2,835	1,196	130
1918		13	2,541	1,038	143
1917		16	2,111	891	147
1916		11	2,685	854	147
1915		15	2,058	746	157
1914		18	1,549	559	159
1913		11	1,902	466	156
1912		7	2,401	347	168
1911		5	2,512	243	135
1910		5	2,452	259	124
1909		5	2,245	205	132
1908		5	2,149	164	144
1907		< 5	--	174	138
1906		< 5	--	128	154
1905		< 5	--	147	144
1904		< 5	--	128	149
1903		< 5	--	129	144
1902		< 5	--	138	137
1901		< 5	--	104	152
1900		< 5	--	196	117
1899		< 5	--	83	174
1898		< 5	--	90	175
1897		< 5	--	84	182
1896		< 5	--	86	190
1895		< 5	--	90	175
1894		< 5	--	73	200
1893		< 5	--	71	202
1892		< 5	--	75	201
1891		< 5	--	65	192
1890		< 5	--	72	186
1889		< 5	--	61	208
1888		< 5	--	58	231
1887		< 5	--	63	193
1886		< 5	--	64	208
1885		< 5	--	66	195
1884		< 5	--	82	171
1883		< 5	--	50	215
1882		< 5	--	61	207
1881		< 5	--	42	237
1880		< 5	--	53	221

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.