Billy

English, diminutive of William

"resolute protection"

Billy Origin and Meaning

Variation of Bill

Billy Rank in US Top 1000

# 891 in the US

Billy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 963 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Billy

• 891 US 2019
• 963 Nameberry 2025
• 47 Unique 2024
• 127 England 2024
• 56 Ireland 2024
• 59 Australia 2024
• 79 New Zealand 2024

20 Names Similar to Billy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Billy.

• Bobby
• Tommy
• Eddie
• Johnny
• Reggie
• Ted
• Wayne
• Ray
• Joe
• Rodney
• Joey
• Will
• Barry
• Jefferson
• Pete
• Marvin
• Tom
• Frankie
• Richie
• Freddy

Famous People Named Billy

• William Martin "Billy" Joel American singer,songwriter
• William Franklin "Billy" Graham Jr. American evangelist
• Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad) English punk singer
• Billy the Kid (born William Henry Bonney) American outlaw
• Samuel "Billy" Wilder Austrian,American film director
• William "Billy" Ray Cyrus American musician/actor
• Stephen William "Billy" Bragg English singer,songwriter
• Billy Bob Thornton American actor
• Billy Boyd Scottish actor
• Billy Warlock (born William Alan Leming) American actor
• William Richard "Billy" West American voice actor
• William "Billy" Connolly Scottish comedian/actor
• William Everett "Billy" Preston American R&B musician
• William Albert "Billy" Burke American actor
• William Edward "Billy" Crystal American actor/comedian
• Billy Ray Burton son of actress Helena Bonham Carter and director Tim Burton
• William "Billy" Baldwin American actor, producer, writer
• William "Billy" Corgan Jr. American rock singer (The Smashing Pumpkins) and producer
• Billy Stamos son of American actor John Stamos
• Billy Mays Late Pitchman

The name Billy in Pop Culture

• Billy Hargrove character in Stranger Things
• Billy Pilgrim main character in Kurt Vonnegut's "Slaughterhouse,Five"
• "Billy Elliot " musical, film and main character
• Billy Nutter character on TV's "Jane by Design"
• Billy main character on animated series "Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy"
• Billy Cranston Blue Ranger from the Power Rangers series
• "Billy Madison " movie and main character
• Billy Bickle character in movie "Seven Psychopaths"
• Dr Billy Peale character on TV's "American Gothic"
• Billy Bannister main character of the "Dragons in Our Midst" series by Bryan Davis
• Billy Thunderman character in Nickelodian's "The Thundermans"
• Billy Rosewood character in movie "Beverly Hills Cop"
• Billy Caufield character in movie "The Dream Team"
• Billy Flynn character in the film "Chicago"
• Billy character in the film "Big"
• Billy Black character in the Twilight saga
• Billy later Billystorm, character in Erin Hunter's "Warriors" book series
• Invisi Billy son of the Invisible Man in "Monster High" show and series
• William "Billy" McMahon main character in film "The Internship"
• Billy Acachalla A character from the YouTube channel VenturianTale
• Billy Forrester character in the 1973 Children's book "How to Eat Fried Worms" by Thomas Rockwell & also
• William "Billy" Melrose character on 1980's TV show "Scarecrow & Mrs. King"
• Billy “Snake” Nikssilp character in the Rooster Teeth animated series "Camp Camp"
• William "Billy" Dunne Character in "Daisy Jones & The Six
• Billy Loomis One of the killers from “Scream”