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Baby name

Billie

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77% girls / 23% boys

Origin of the name

Billie is a pet form of William. The singer Billie Holiday made it famous as a girl's name.

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Classic name

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Billie peaked in 1930, when 1 baby in 686 was given the name. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 140 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 691.
103,663births since 1880
1930sgeneration
No. 79rank at its peak, in 1930

Where babies named Billie are born

1930

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The darker the blue, the more common Billie is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Billie is most common in Oklahoma (5 times), Arkansas (4) and Kentucky (2.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Girls and boys, decade by decade

DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s22%78%
1890s68%32%
1900s82%18%
1910s72%28%
1920s66%34%
1930s71%29%
1940s81%19%
1950s84%16%
1960s82%18%
1970s89%11%
1980s85%15%
1990s85%15%
2000s85%15%
2010s92%8%
2020s97%3%