boy · english and germanic
Billy
say it bil-ee
What Billy means
- English and Germanic pet form of William: resolute protector
How popular it is
Its use is rising over the last ten years.
- no. 56 in Australia (2024)
- no. 76 in Ireland (2017)
- no. 102 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 118 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 224 in Sweden (2020)
- no. 225 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 241 in Northern Ireland (2025)
- no. 372 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1930.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Liam William Alexander Ezra Joshua Alex Edward Isaiah Salvador Duarte Guilherme Alexis
Billy in stories
- Shazam: Billy Batson, who says "Shazam!"
- Billy Elliot: Billy Elliot, the miner's son who dances
- Stranger Things: Billy Hargrove, Max's volatile stepbrother