Bill Name Popularity and Statistics

Bill is Predominantly used for boys. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

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Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births161,190
First Year on Record1880

Bill popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Boys18#5,208
2024Boys22#4,571
2023Boys22#4,610
2022Boys26#4,089
2021Boys23#4,362
2020Boys29#3,653
2019Boys28#3,794
2018Boys48#2,617
2017Boys42#2,840
2016Boys39#2,993
2015Boys33#3,365
2014Boys47#2,582
2013Boys50#2,461
2012Boys41#2,869
2011Boys42#2,798
2010Boys53#2,375
2009Boys58#2,252
2008Boys73#1,948
2007Boys85#1,741
2006Boys85#1,669
2005Boys86#1,595
2004Boys89#1,502
2003Boys81#1,561
2002Boys74#1,620

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

1947 · Boys

4,681 recorded births and rank #76.

1959 · Boys

4,596 recorded births and rank #93.

1960 · Boys

4,501 recorded births and rank #95.

1946 · Boys

4,354 recorded births and rank #72.

Where Bill ranked highest in 2022

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Boys

CA
Rank #2,023 · 7 recorded births

View the complete state-by-state table for Bill