Billy Boy

Popularity: #715 · Trend: ↘ Falling

Famous people named Billy

Billy Joel is an American singer-songwriter known for his hit songs and piano-driven music.

Billy the Kid was a famous American outlaw and gunfighter in the American Old West.

Billy Graham was a prominent American evangelical Christian minister.

Billy Crystal is an American actor and comedian known for his roles in film and television.

Fictional characters named Billy

Billy Batson is the main character in the DC Comics franchise, known for transforming into the superhero Shazam.

Billy Loomis is a character in the 'Scream' film series, known for his role as one of the original killers.

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U.S. Historical Usage

The name Billy was first seen in the United States in 1880. Billy has ranked as high as #36 nationally, which occurred in 1934, and has been most popular in Texas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, North Carolina, and Alabama. In the past 5 years the name Billy has been trending down compared to the previous 5 years.

Popularity Over Time (National)

Top States for Billy (2024)

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910

State	Births	Share
TX	30	19%
CA	14	9%
GA	14	9%
FL	10	6%
TN	10	6%
NC	9	6%
VA	9	6%
WA	8	5%
MI	7	4%
AL	6	4%
OH	6	4%
OK	6	4%
KY	6	4%
NY	5	3%
PA	5	3%

Popularity Over Time (National) — Table

Year	Births
1880	7
1881	6
1882	7
1884	7
1885	8
1886	7
1887	6
1888	10
1889	5
1890	5
1891	6
1892	10
1893	9
1894	10
1895	11
1896	9
1897	6
1898	14
1899	19
1900	36
1901	18
1902	22
1903	20
1904	21
1905	20
1906	14
1907	20
1908	20
1909	18
1910	43
1911	42
1912	69
1913	111
1914	142
1915	276
1916	361
1917	469
1918	645
1919	858
1920	1,206
1921	1,622
1922	2,029
1923	2,488
1924	3,271
1925	4,207
1926	5,180
1927	6,463
1928	7,310
1929	8,320
1930	9,286
1931	9,263
1932	9,435
1933	8,939
1934	9,562
1935	9,241
1936	8,587
1937	8,298
1938	8,254
1939	7,475
1940	7,596
1941	7,655
1942	7,314
1943	7,011
1944	6,545
1945	6,021
1946	6,716
1947	6,932
1948	6,220
1949	5,821
1950	5,676
1951	5,609
1952	5,707
1953	5,856
1954	6,033
1955	5,769
1956	6,013
1957	6,147
1958	6,161
1959	6,307
1960	6,020
1961	6,024
1962	5,585
1963	5,240
1964	5,193
1965	4,650
1966	4,183
1967	3,985
1968	3,813
1969	3,773
1970	4,122
1971	3,907
1972	3,473
1973	3,437
1974	3,366
1975	3,113
1976	3,158
1977	2,951
1978	2,695
1979	2,998
1980	2,991
1981	2,883
1982	2,527
1983	2,150
1984	1,946
1985	1,832
1986	1,686
1987	1,622
1988	1,509
1989	1,505
1990	1,439
1991	1,357
1992	1,283
1993	1,353
1994	1,125
1995	1,063
1996	948
1997	814
1998	813
1999	748
2000	670
2001	676
2002	582
2003	601
2004	566
2005	560
2006	566
2007	546
2008	460
2009	443
2010	391
2011	397
2012	356
2013	349
2014	288
2015	282
2016	261
2017	268
2018	262
2019	245
2020	212
2021	208
2022	219
2023	195
2024	210