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Boy name Germanic origin

Billy

BIL-ee · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Resolute protector
Language
Germanic
Culture
English
Style era
modern
Themes
friendly · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1047
2024 births210
Peak year1934
First appeared1880
Total US births384,025
1934 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Alternate spellings
BillieBily

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