Billy Name Popularity

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How popular is Billy?

The less frequently given name Billy was the 845th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #19 for the first time in 1931 and as recently as 1935.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1934 with 9,559 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Billy in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1883.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Billy occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, and 1906-1930, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1903-1906, 1981-1986, 1991-1997, and 2011-2014.

Where is the name Billy popularity headed?

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

Billy's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Billy has dropped.

The name Billy is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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

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		Billy (Girl)		Billy (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		6	13,985	260	845
2017		< 5	--	265	833
2016		6	14,608	260	863
2015		< 5	--	281	810
2014		6	14,844	287	797
2013		< 5	--	349	684
2012		6	15,251	355	664
2011		6	15,124	395	610
2010		5	17,424	390	624
2009		< 5	--	443	589
2008		< 5	--	458	565
2007		< 5	--	546	486
2006		< 5	--	565	472
2005		< 5	--	560	456
2004		7	12,960	565	458
2003		11	9,143	600	427
2002		< 5	--	582	425
2001		7	12,257	676	384
2000		8	10,874	670	385
1999		9	9,597	748	350
1998		7	11,285	813	332
1997		11	7,828	814	324
1996		13	6,767	948	286
1995		10	8,155	1,063	264
1994		13	6,724	1,124	256
1993		15	5,987	1,353	222
1992		16	5,753	1,282	230
1991		17	5,427	1,356	220
1990		17	5,317	1,438	214
1989		25	3,905	1,505	193
1988		20	4,333	1,510	185
1987		26	3,435	1,622	168
1986		29	3,138	1,684	160
1985		34	2,751	1,832	150
1984		27	3,152	1,947	140
1983		39	2,400	2,150	124
1982		50	2,056	2,528	116
1981		51	2,032	2,883	103
1980		59	1,835	2,991	100
1979		67	1,661	2,999	97
1978		69	1,569	2,696	99
1977		68	1,577	2,950	91
1976		77	1,384	3,156	85
1975		76	1,382	3,113	84
1974		72	1,415	3,368	78
1973		74	1,349	3,444	76
1972		74	1,352	3,468	82
1971		59	1,597	3,907	75
1970		73	1,422	4,126	78
1969		68	1,401	3,774	77
1968		50	1,626	3,812	76
1967		42	1,783	3,985	76
1966		42	1,740	4,184	80
1965		54	1,520	4,652	77
1964		57	1,496	5,191	71
1963		52	1,566	5,234	74
1962		39	1,826	5,585	72
1961		46	1,673	6,025	68
1960		38	1,836	6,016	67
1959		46	1,597	6,302	64
1958		51	1,501	6,151	64
1957		45	1,614	6,149	64
1956		55	1,413	6,012	68
1955		50	1,423	5,768	69
1954		54	1,366	6,029	65
1953		39	1,568	5,856	65
1952		52	1,336	5,707	65
1951		47	1,364	5,606	64
1950		44	1,378	5,677	57
1949		53	1,252	5,820	57
1948		42	1,423	6,219	53
1947		67	1,086	6,932	51
1946		55	1,150	6,715	45
1945		63	976	6,018	42
1944		67	945	6,542	38
1943		66	978	7,014	37
1942		68	950	7,309	35
1941		67	896	7,659	27
1940		60	928	7,596	27
1939		68	849	7,470	24
1938		80	786	8,248	24
1937		85	735	8,296	22
1936		83	729	8,589	22
1935		103	643	9,240	19
1934		97	677	9,559	20
1933		123	578	8,937	20
1932		143	546	9,434	20
1931		154	532	9,263	19
1930		166	526	9,285	20
1929		155	548	8,320	23
1928		159	556	7,310	27
1927		157	568	6,463	31
1926		147	584	5,180	40
1925		126	656	4,208	49
1924		98	747	3,269	63
1923		82	800	2,489	78
1922		70	872	2,029	90
1921		67	910	1,622	109
1920		55	990	1,206	132
1919		51	1,010	858	154
1918		39	1,204	645	198
1917		27	1,436	469	231
1916		26	1,449	361	264
1915		28	1,342	276	307
1914		20	1,450	142	401
1913		22	1,179	111	409
1912		16	1,358	69	471
1911		10	1,554	42	453
1910		8	1,791	43	407
1909		10	1,377	18	637
1908		13	1,143	20	566
1907		7	1,659	20	543
1906		< 5	--	14	646
1905		< 5	--	20	508
1904		6	1,682	21	468
1903		< 5	--	20	473
1902		8	1,336	22	440
1901		< 5	--	18	455
1900		< 5	--	36	365
1899		5	1,633	19	427
1898		< 5	--	14	578
1897		< 5	--	6	952
1896		< 5	--	9	783
1895		< 5	--	11	641
1894		< 5	--	10	679
1893		< 5	--	9	710
1892		< 5	--	10	692
1891		< 5	--	6	854
1890		< 5	--	5	1,019
1889		< 5	--	5	985
1888		< 5	--	10	655
1887		< 5	--	6	831
1886		< 5	--	7	771
1885		< 5	--	8	706
1884		< 5	--	7	778
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	7	765
1881		< 5	--	6	795
1880		< 5	--	7	753

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.