Male name
Bill
373 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1997. Expression number: 8.
Origin
Hypocorism of William. It is unclear how the initial W became a B; this could have been part of the medieval trend of swapping letters, similar to Dick for Rick.From Wiktionary, entry “Bill”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1997: 27 births. 373 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 39 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1947: 4,688 births. 161,190 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1920s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 57th among boys' names in 1931. It is still given: 111 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2006: 14 births. 286 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 33 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
2 + 9 + 3 + 3 = 17 → 8
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
9 = 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
8
power, achievement, your relationship with money
2 + 3 + 3 = 8
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.