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Billie

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Nickname for William resolute protector - often used as an independent name.

Pronunciation

b(il)-lie

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1930 (rank #123, 1,473 births); most recent 2025 (rank #6446, 13 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1930 (rank #79, 3,241 births); most recent 2025 (rank #691, 409 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202513409
20249405
20238309
20227284
20216280
20208251
20199213
20187150
201710117
2016–97

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #874, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #151, 331 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20255331
20244290
20236296
2022–239
20215218
20203224
20193177
2018–138
2017–146
2016–123

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #153, 401 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023401
2022367
2021368
2020313
2019168
2018113
2017100
201694
201565
201451

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #189, 24 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202524
202423
202324
202221
202118
202014
201913
201813
201710
20168

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #100, 44 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202544
202434
202335
202228
202126
202034
201920
201819
201719
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #178, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20244
202310
20225
20215
20203
20194
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #354, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #399, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
20238
202210
202110
2020–
201910
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20145

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence