Billie

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Attested across 10 languages in the etymology graph.

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Billie, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Eilish
• Frankie
• Andie
• Andi
• Dani
• Charlie
• Holiday
• Stevie
• Andy
• Callie
• Alex
• Georgie

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Billie is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Billié

• German given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Germany, United States, Austria, United Kingdom

  Also written Billié

• Italian given name2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Italy, San Marino, United Kingdom

  Also written Billié

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Billie is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• , g Variant of Billy (see pBill), now mainly used for girls, and sometimes bestowed at baptism as a female equivalent of William.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, A male or female given name from the Germanic languages derived from Bill, the diminutive of William.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Swedish, Billie är ursprungligen en engelsk feminin smekform till Bill (→ William). Jämför Billy. En känd namnbärare är jazzsångerskan Billie Holiday (1915–1959), som dock hade Eleanora som officiellt förnamn. En nutida känd namnbärare är den amerikanska artisten Billie Eilish (f. 2001).

  as a name·Förnamn i Sverige. Kortfattat namnlexikon

• English: variant of Billy (see BILL ), now mainly used for girls, and sometimes bestowed at baptism as a feminine equivalent of WILLIAM .

  as a word

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

• Billie Burkeb. 1884USAmerican stage and film actress (1884-1970)
• Billie Doveb. 1903USAmerican silent film actress; aviator (1903–1997)
• Billie Holidayb. 1915USAmerican jazz singer (1915–1959)
• Billie Hayesb. 1924USAmerican actress (1924-2021)
• Billie Whitelawb. 1932GBBritish actress (1932–2014)
• Billie Jean Kingb. 1943USAmerican tennis player (born 1943)
• Billie Joe Armstrongb. 1972USAmerican rock musician (born 1972)
• Billie Piperb. 1982GBBritish actress and singer (born 1982)
• Billie Lourdb. 1992USAmerican actress
• Billie Eilishb. 2001USAmerican singer-songwriter (born 2001)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

A formal English salutation is built on the surname, so it needs a full name — on its own, a first name only supports the informal form.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Is Billie a male or female name?

Billie is used for both men and women, depending on the country. National registers that list names by sex disagree: United States (Census Bureau, 2020): listed as female; France (INSEE, 2024): listed as female; Australia (Australian national given names (aggregated state BDM), 2023): listed as female; Netherlands (Meertens NVB): listed under both sexes. We don't publish a percentage split.

What are other forms of the name Billie?

In the etymology graph, William, Guillermo and Billy are forms of the same name in other languages; it is recorded as a short form of Willie and Bill.

In which country does Billie have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 173 thousand people named Billy, more than in any other country we hold.

What does the name Billie mean, and where does it come from?

feminine form of Bill/Billy/William; also diminutive of Wilhelmina Recorded by Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular….

How common is the name Billie?

In the Netherlands, the national register counted 329 people named Billie, about 1 in 53 thousand residents.

How common is Billie compared with other names?

In the United States, Billie is the 539th most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.

How do you pronounce Billie?

A machine transcription gives /bʲɪʎi/ (IPA) for English.