How Many People Are Named Billie?
An estimated 54,009 people in the United States have the first name Billie. It is used for both genders, with 76.6% female. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Billie peaked in popularity in 1930 with 4,715 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Billie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Billie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Billie has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
54,009
About 1 in 6,346 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
76.6% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1930
4,715 births
Total Registered
134,876
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Billie
Billie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (23.4%) and females (76.6%). Out of 134,876 total births registered, 31,624 were male and 103,252 were female.
Billie as a male name
Ranked #8,369 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (1,474 births)
Billie as a female name
Ranked #694 in 2024
405 female births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (3,241 births)
Billie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Billie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 33,000 babies were registered. Billie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Billie by Decade
How has Billie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 157 | 123 | 34 | |
| 1890s | 342 | 109 | 233 | |
| 1900s | 1,202 | 214 | 988 | |
| 1910s | 6,013 | 1,656 | 4,357 | |
| 1920s | 28,019 | 9,548 | 18,471 | |
| 1930s | 33,000 | 9,703 | 23,297 | |
| 1940s | 20,113 | 3,742 | 16,371 | |
| 1950s | 13,821 | 2,183 | 11,638 | |
| 1960s | 9,343 | 1,678 | 7,665 | |
| 1970s | 11,179 | 1,203 | 9,976 | |
| 1980s | 5,061 | 751 | 4,310 | |
| 1990s | 2,523 | 382 | 2,141 | |
| 2000s | 1,282 | 198 | 1,084 | |
| 2010s | 1,254 | 96 | 1,158 | |
| 2020s | 1,567 | 38 | 1,529 | |
Billie by State
Birth registrations for Billie span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Hawaii, Delaware. On average, about 2,457 Billies were registered per state.
Billie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Billie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Billie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Billie?
We estimate approximately 54,009 people named Billie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 6,346 Americans share this first name.
Is Billie a common name?
Billie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 134,876 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Billie most popular?
Billie reached peak popularity in 1930, when 4,715 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Billie is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Billie a female name?
Billie is predominantly female. 76.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Billie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Billie Smith, Billie Johnson, Billie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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