Male name
Billy
19,112 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2005. Expression number: 6.
Origin
Diminutive and pet-form; from Bill + -y.From Wiktionary, entry “Billy”, 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 2005: 955 births. 19,112 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 68th among boys' names in 1998. It is still given: 2,290 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 1934: 9,659 births. 389,665 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1920s to the 1960s. At its peak, it ranked 19th among boys' names in 1931. It really came into use around 1899. It is still given: 1,104 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2022: 128 births. 2,089 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 40th among boys' names in 2025. It really came into use around 1999. It is still given: 559 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,870 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 1,653 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Switzerland | 202* | 1915–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution.
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.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
2 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 7 = 24 → 6
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
9 + 7 = 16 → 7
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, 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.