Billie

“Variant of William — Will and helmet” — Germanic via Norman French origin

Girl's name · #691 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Billie has appeared in US records since 1886 — best rank #79 (1929) · 103,663 babies named Billie all-time · 1 in 4,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #24 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #28 in Belgium (2025) · #34 in New Zealand (2025) · #35 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #51 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 32 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Billies

Billie Eilish — American singer-songwriter (born 2001)
Billie Holiday — American jazz singer (1915–1959)
Billie Jean King — American tennis player (born 1943)
Billie Burke — American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
Billie Lourd — American actress

In stories & tradition

Billie Jenkins — Charmed
Billie Reed — Days of Our Lives
Billie Jo Bradley — Petticoat Junction

What Billies become

Among 179 notable people named Billie:

Entertainers appear 3.35× more often than among typical names — e.g. Billie Eilish, American singer-songwriter (born 2001).

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