Billey
Last seen for boys in 1980 at #6,250
- Peak · boys
- 1934 · 24 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 523since 1920
Billey over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Billey has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| 1980 | #6,250 | 5 |
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| 1972 | #3,344 | 9 |
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| 1969 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | — | |
| 1962 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,685 | 10 |
| 1959 | #3,619 | 6 |
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| 1957 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #2,743 | 9 |
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| 1951 | #2,662 | 9 |
| 1950 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #2,326 | 11 |
| 1947 | #2,169 | 13 |
| 1946 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #1,852 | 14 |
| 1944 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,983 | 13 |
| 1939 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #1,559 | 19 |
| 1937 | #1,403 | 23 |
| 1936 | #1,639 | 17 |
| 1935 | #2,029 | 13 |
| 1934 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1933 | #1,770 | 16 |
| 1932 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #1,427 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #1,793 | 18 |
| 1928 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #2,121 | 15 |
| 1926 | #1,981 | 16 |
| 1925 | #2,089 | 15 |
| 1924 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #2,950 | 9 |
| 1922 | #3,014 | 9 |
| 1921 | #4,322 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,286 | 5 |
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First appearance
1920
The first year at least five boys were named Billey! It came in at #4,286, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1944, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
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Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1980
Rise & fade · boys
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1920
- Peaked 1934 at #1,386 (24 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · boys
1 in 43,025
- Highest: 1 in 43,025 boys born in 1934 were named Billey (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 356,790 boys born in 1980 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1930s
- 33.5% of all boys named Billey (175) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1920s | 113 | #1,793 (1929) | #2,822 |
| 1930s | 175 | #1,386 (1934) | #1,761 |
| 1940s | 113 | #1,852 (1945) | #2,114 |
| 1950s | 53 | #2,662 (1951) | #3,092 |
| 1960s | 55 | #2,470 (1967) | #3,512 |
| 1970s | 9 | #3,344 (1972) | #3,344 |
| 1980s | 5 | #6,250 (1980) | #6,250 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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