The first name Billie

In 2025, 331 girls were named Billie, making it the 151st most popular girls’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Billie with other names.

In 2025, 409 girls born in the United States were named Billie, the 691st most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1930, when 3,241 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Billie Holiday
  American jazz singer (1915–1959)
• Billie Jean King
  American tennis player (born 1943)
• Billie Joe Armstrong
  American rock musician (born 1972)
• Billie Burke
  American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
• Billie Lourd
  American actress, born 1992
• Billie Piper
  British actress and singer (born 1982)
• Billie Whitelaw
  British actress (1932–2014)
• Billie Dove
  American silent film actress; aviator (1903–1997)
• Billie Bennett
  American actress (1874–1951)
• Billie Bird
  American actress (1908-2002)
• Billie Yorke
  British tennis player (1910-2000)
• Billie Thomas
  American actor (1931-1980)

What does the name Billie mean?

From Bill + -ie.

How popular is the name Billie?

In 2025, 331 girls born in England and Wales were named Billie, ranking 151st.

Is Billie a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 135,300 US babies named Billie since 1880, 77% were girls and 23% boys.

When was Billie most popular?

1930 in the United States, when 3,241 babies were named Billie, its highest rank at 79th.

Is Billie also a surname?

Yes. Billie is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.