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Billie

Billie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“resolute protector”
Origin
Germanic
Say it
BIL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (77% girls, 23% boys since 1880)

Diminutive of Bill or a feminine form of Billy, ultimately from William. William comes from Germanic elements meaning 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection.'

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How popular is Billie?

2024124 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Billie in 2024414

2024 rank#694 girls

Peak year1930

Total US babies since 1880134,876

Billie is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Billie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Billyresolute protector · Germanic
  • Emeryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Emoryindustrious ruler · Germanic
  • Frankiefree one · Germanic
  • Emryhome ruler · Germanic
  • Robbiebright fame · Germanic
  • Charlyfree man · Germanic
  • Lenniebrave lion · Germanic

Billie questions

What does the name Billie mean?

Billie means "resolute protector". It comes from Germanic. Diminutive of Bill or a feminine form of Billy, ultimately from William. William comes from Germanic elements meaning 'will, desire' and 'helmet, protection.'

Is Billie a boy or girl name?

Billie is used for both: about 77% of US babies named Billie since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Billie?

414 US babies were named Billie in 2024. Its peak year was 1930.

How do you pronounce Billie?

Billie is usually pronounced BIL-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.