Name

Name BILLY

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 412,606 births of Billy in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,906 births of children bearing the first name Billy per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 1,316 births.

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En Français

Prénom Billy
In Italiano

Nome Billy

Information about the first name Billy

We celebrate Billy on January 10th

The first name Billy is listed in our categories :

Names of French cities
Billy

The first name Billy has been assigned to:

99.39% to boys
0.61% to girls

The country where the first name Billy is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Billy

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Billy : Lily B

Billy in Japanese ^*

Romaji	birii
Katakana	ビリー
Hiragana	びりー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Billy in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Billy

English

Etymology

Diminutive and pet-form; see Bill

Etymology

Of obscure origin. Perhaps from the name Billy, a diminutive of William, or a variant of bully (“companion, mate, comrade”). Compare Scots billie (“a comrade; companion”). Compare also Middle Low German billig (“equitable, reasonable, lawful, fitting, according to natural law, just”).
(condom): From the E-Rotic song Willy, Use a Billy... Boy.

Etymology

Uncertain, but probably extracted from Scots billypot (“a type of cooking pot”).

Etymology (Noun)

billy (plural billies)
A billy club.
A billy goat.
1970 August, Valerius Geist, Mountain Goat Mysteries, Field & Stream, page 62,
Then, during three days, I was amazed to see nannies with kids attack and chase off large billies.
A male goat; a ram.
(Tyneside) A good friend.
(slang) A condom.
A slubbing or roving machine.
(UK, slang, obsolete) A silk handkerchief.

Etymology (Noun)

billy (plural billies)
(Australia, New Zealand) A tin with a swing handle used to boil tea over an open fire; a billycan; a billypot.
Let's get the billy and cook some beans.
(Australia, slang) A bong for smoking marijuana.

Alternative forms

Billie

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈbɪli/
Rhymes: -ɪli
Homophone: billy

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪli

Proper noun

Billy
A diminutive of the male given name William.
(US, nickname) The B-25 twin-engine bomber aircraft used during World War Two, commonly called the "B-25 Mitchell" in honor of U.S. Army General William "Billy" Mitchell.
2003 Bradley, James Flyboys. New York: Little, Brown and Company. Ch 7:
Just then a squadron of "Billys" -- twin-engined B-25 Mitchell land-based bombers -- flew overhead [...].

Proper noun (See also)

Billie

Swedish

Etymology

From English Billy.

Proper noun

Billy c (genitive Billys)
a male given name borrowed from English

Popularity of the name Billy

Number of BILLY births per year

Popularity of the name Billy

Total births of Billy by country

		Births with the first name Billy
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	380,776 2,386
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	17,245 23
	France 1900 - 2022	2,657 34
	Ireland 1964 - 2022	1,757 0
	Australia 1930 - 2022	1,724 5
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	1,491 31
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	1,048 0
	New Zealand 1900 - 2022	942 0
	Sweden 1998 - 2022	757 0
	Brazil 1930 - 2022	550 0
	British Columbia 1919 - 2022	256 0
	Belgium 1995 - 2022	234 0
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	210 8
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	177 3
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	166 0
	Chili 2010 - 2021	42 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	36 6
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	0 17
	Italy 1999 - 2021	13 0
	Austria 1984 - 2021	9 0
	Portugal 2014 - 2022	2 0
	Czechoslovakia 1900 - 2016	1 0

Popularity of the name Billy

Total births of Billy by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Billy
Country		Boys Girls
	United Kingdom 2021	446 0
	Australia 2022	348 0
	United State of America 2022	164 0
	Ireland 2022	128 0
	France 2022	56 3
	Quebec 2022	53 3
	New Zealand 2022	41 0
	Sweden 2022	34 0
	Denmark 2022	15 0
	Belgium 2022	11 0
	Alberta 2022	4 0
	Germany 2022	3 1
	Switzerland 2021	3 0
	Chili 2021	3 0

Comments on the name Billy

Personalities with the first name Billy

There are 303 personalities with the first name Billy

Billy Wilder (Samuel Wilder)

United states of america Austria Austria-hungary
Screenwriter Writer Journalist Film director Film producer Director

Billy Joel (William Martin Joel)

United states of america
Composer Singer Pianist Singer-songwriter

Billy Crystal (William Edward Crystal)

United states of america
Television actor Film actor Baseball player Presenter Television director Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Director Screenwriter Writer Singer Comedian Television producer Television presenter

Billy Connolly

Scotland
Screenwriter Actor Composer Singer Comedian Guitarist Stage actor Banjoist Television actor Film actor Stand-up comedian

Billy Zane (William George Zane Jr.)

United states of america
Actor Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Model Television actor Film actor

Billy Ray Cyrus (William Ray Cyrus)

United states of america
Singer-songwriter Television producer Guitarist Film producer Television actor Film actor

Blagoja Celeski

Australia
Association football player

Billy Boyd

Scotland United kingdom
Actor Stage actor Television actor Film actor Stand-up comedian

Billy West

United states of america
Actor Singer Comedian Musician Voice actor Radio personality Podcaster

Billy Mays

United states of america
Salesperson Television presenter Television personality

There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Billy
Full list of personalities with the first name Billy

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Billy

There are 2557 actors and actresses with the first name Billy

Billy Clayton Miller

Billy Price

Billy Bryk

Billy Jackson

Billy Micheal Wallace

Billy Zomerdijk

Billy Rubens

Billy Rosemberg

Billy Webb

Billy Ingoldsby

Billy Domineau

Billy Postlethwaite

Billy Howle

Billy Gilman

Billy Hicks

Billy Moses

Billy Raise

Billy Griffin

Billy Lloyd

Billy Jackson

Billy Smith

Billy Kay

Billy Mclellan

Billy Magnussen

Billy Bob Thompson

Billy Dewitt

Billy Fulton

Billy Beyrer

Billy Maccartney

Billy Gooch

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Billy
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Rankings of first name BILLY by country

Country ranking (boys)
Rank	Country	Year
#49	Ireland	2022
#67	Australia	2022
#124	Quebec	2022
#126	New Zealand	2022
#128	United Kingdom	2021
#268	Sweden	2022
#270	Denmark	2022
#784	France	2022
#854	Belgium	2022
#979	Alberta	2022
#1035	United State of America	2022
#1156	Chili	2021
#1934	Switzerland	2021
#4845	Germany	2022