Bill Popularity by Year

Follow Bill across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.

Bill birth-count history

The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.

Complete year-by-year record

YearCategoryBirthsRankChange from previous recorded year
2025Boys18#5,208Down 637 places
2024Boys22#4,571Up 39 places
2023Boys22#4,610Down 521 places
2022Boys26#4,089Up 273 places
2021Boys23#4,362Down 709 places
2020Boys29#3,653Up 141 places
2019Boys28#3,794Down 1,177 places
2018Boys48#2,617Up 223 places
2017Boys42#2,840Up 153 places
2016Boys39#2,993Up 372 places
2015Boys33#3,365Down 783 places
2014Boys47#2,582Down 121 places
2013Boys50#2,461Up 408 places
2012Boys41#2,869Down 71 places
2011Boys42#2,798Down 423 places
2010Boys53#2,375Down 123 places
2009Boys58#2,252Down 304 places
2008Boys73#1,948Down 207 places
2007Boys85#1,741Down 72 places
2006Boys85#1,669Down 74 places
2005Boys86#1,595Down 93 places
2004Boys89#1,502Up 59 places
2003Boys81#1,561Up 59 places
2002Boys74#1,620Down 313 places
2001Boys100#1,307Down 119 places
2000Boys114#1,188Up 53 places
1999Boys100#1,241Down 17 places
1998Boys100#1,224Down 55 places
1997Boys103#1,169Down 120 places
1996Boys116#1,049Up 88 places
1995Boys101#1,137Down 74 places
1994Boys110#1,063Down 178 places
1993Boys145#885Up 15 places
1992Boys138#900Up 36 places
1991Boys128#936Up 59 places
1990Boys112#995Down 109 places
1989Boys129#886Down 103 places
1988Boys145#783Up 4 places
1987Boys137#787Up 5 places
1986Boys131#792Down 127 places
1986Girls5#10,912Down 3,232 places
1985Boys176#665Up 8 places
1984Boys166#673Down 74 places
1983Boys205#599Down 46 places
1982Boys244#553Up 9 places
1981Boys231#562Down 23 places
1980Boys251#539Down 34 places
1979Boys273#505Down 9 places
1978Boys267#496Down 55 places
1977Boys324#441Down 35 places
1976Boys364#406Down 21 places
1975Boys409#385Down 29 places
1974Boys466#356Down 26 places
1974Girls6#7,680Down 245 places
1973Boys519#330Down 51 places
1973Girls6#7,435Down 1,073 places
1972Boys686#279Down 26 places
1971Boys878#253Down 20 places
1970Boys1,020#233Down 14 places
1970Girls7#6,362Up 255 places
1969Boys1,075#219Down 18 places
1969Girls6#6,617Down 371 places
1968Boys1,161#201Down 11 places
1968Girls6#6,246Down 789 places
1967Boys1,275#190Down 17 places
1967Girls7#5,457Down 591 places
1966Boys1,556#173Down 22 places
1966Girls8#4,866Down 327 places
1965Boys2,060#151Down 25 places
1964Boys2,737#126Down 13 places
1963Boys3,193#113Down 5 places
1963Girls9#4,539Up 1,321 places
1962Boys3,574#108Down 4 places
1962Girls6#5,860Down 1,621 places
1961Boys4,000#104Down 9 places
1961Girls10#4,239Up 1,327 places
1960Boys4,501#95Down 2 places
1959Boys4,596#93Up 6 places
1959Girls6#5,566Down 1,641 places
1958Boys4,221#99Up 24 places
1958Girls10#3,925Up 2,027 places
1957Boys3,118#123Up 36 places
1956Boys1,957#159Up 12 places
1956Girls5#5,952Down 389 places
1955Boys1,656#171Up 5 places
1954Boys1,526#176No rank change
1953Boys1,522#176Down 8 places
1952Boys1,588#168Down 11 places
1952Girls5#5,563Down 825 places
1951Boys1,653#157Down 26 places
1950Boys2,040#131Down 25 places
1950Girls6#4,738Down 1,126 places
1949Boys2,765#106Down 22 places
1949Girls9#3,612Up 271 places
1948Boys3,926#84Down 8 places
1948Girls8#3,883Up 462 places
1947Boys4,681#76Down 4 places
1947Girls7#4,345Down 1,128 places
1946Boys4,354#72Down 6 places
1946Girls10#3,217Up 171 places
1945Boys3,711#66No rank change
1945Girls8#3,388Down 626 places
1944Boys3,815#66Down 1 places
1944Girls11#2,762Up 1,039 places
1943Boys3,990#65No rank change
1943Girls7#3,801Down 607 places
1942Boys3,794#65Up 3 places
1942Girls9#3,194Down 662 places
1941Boys3,453#68Down 1 places
1941Girls12#2,532Up 40 places
1940Boys3,267#67No rank change
1940Girls11#2,572Up 350 places
1939Boys3,161#67No rank change
1939Girls9#2,922Up 528 places
1938Boys3,113#67Down 3 places
1938Girls7#3,450Down 304 places
1937Boys3,119#64Down 3 places
1937Girls8#3,146Down 1,345 places
1936Boys3,166#61Down 1 places
1936Girls18#1,801Up 638 places
1935Boys3,282#60Down 1 places
1935Girls12#2,439Down 999 places
1934Boys3,534#59No rank change
1934Girls26#1,440Up 112 places
1933Boys3,223#59Down 1 places
1933Girls23#1,552Down 315 places
1932Boys3,362#58Down 1 places
1932Girls34#1,237Up 265 places
1931Boys3,218#57Up 2 places
1931Girls25#1,502Up 67 places
1930Boys3,160#59Up 4 places
1930Girls25#1,569Down 82 places
1929Boys2,947#63Up 1 places
1929Girls27#1,487Up 54 places
1928Boys2,976#64Up 5 places
1928Girls27#1,541Up 18 places
1927Boys2,863#69Up 5 places
1927Girls28#1,559Up 517 places
1926Boys2,643#74Up 10 places
1926Girls18#2,076Down 58 places
1925Boys2,381#84Up 8 places
1925Girls19#2,018Up 119 places
1924Boys2,067#92Up 6 places
1924Girls18#2,137Down 46 places
1923Boys1,833#98Up 6 places
1923Girls18#2,091Up 388 places
1922Boys1,675#104Up 17 places
1922Girls14#2,479Down 491 places
1921Boys1,482#121No rank change
1921Girls20#1,988Up 91 places
1920Boys1,421#121Up 9 places
1920Girls18#2,079Up 734 places
1919Boys1,196#130Up 13 places
1919Girls11#2,813Down 294 places
1918Boys1,038#143Up 4 places
1918Girls13#2,519Down 419 places
1917Boys891#147No rank change
1917Girls16#2,100Up 558 places
1916Boys854#147Up 10 places
1916Girls11#2,658Down 608 places
1915Boys746#157Up 2 places
1915Girls15#2,050Down 509 places
1914Boys559#159Down 3 places
1914Girls18#1,541Up 342 places
1913Boys466#156Up 12 places
1913Girls11#1,883Up 477 places
1912Boys347#168Down 33 places
1912Girls7#2,360Up 103 places
1911Boys243#135Down 11 places
1911Girls5#2,463Down 65 places
1910Boys259#124Up 8 places
1910Girls5#2,398Down 190 places
1909Boys205#132Up 12 places
1909Girls5#2,208Down 107 places
1908Boys164#144Down 6 places
1908Girls5#2,101
1907Boys174#138Up 16 places
1906Boys128#154Down 10 places
1905Boys147#144Up 5 places
1904Boys128#149Down 5 places
1903Boys129#144Down 7 places
1902Boys138#137Up 15 places
1901Boys104#152Down 35 places
1900Boys196#117Up 57 places
1899Boys83#174Up 1 places
1898Boys90#175Up 6 places
1897Boys84#181Up 9 places
1896Boys86#190Down 15 places
1895Boys90#175Up 24 places
1894Boys73#199Up 2 places
1893Boys71#201No rank change
1892Boys75#201Down 10 places
1891Boys65#191Down 5 places
1890Boys72#186Up 22 places
1889Boys61#208Up 22 places
1888Boys58#230Down 37 places
1887Boys63#193Up 13 places
1886Boys64#206Down 11 places
1885Boys66#195Down 24 places
1884Boys82#171Up 44 places
1883Boys50#215Down 8 places
1882Boys61#207Up 30 places
1881Boys42#237Down 17 places
1880Boys53#220