Billy

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Bill is most commonly thought of as a nickname for the name William; Billy is also thought to be a form of William, but then the diminutive or nickname of the more formal name William.

According to baby naming websites, the name Billy can also be used as baby name for girls.^[1]

POPULARITY

The name Billy is among the 1000 most popular baby names for boys in the U.S.; it is not one of the 1000 most popular baby names for girls. The name for boys was much more popular early on in the 20th century than it is now. In the last U.S. data, the name Billy has fallen to being below four hundred on the list of 1000 most popular, whereas in 1930, the name was right around number one. ^[1]

Elsewhere, the name Billy is more popular than in the U.S, specifically, in England and Wales, the name Billy goes up and down between being 60-80th most popular baby boys' name.^[1]

FACTS

Male goats are often called 'Billy Goats', as in the nursery rhyme.

NAMESAKES

• The Billy Goats Gruff (a Norwegian tale of three goats who try to pass over a bridge and the troll beneath it who tries to stop them)
• Billy Eliot (a movie about a young male dancer in Ireland)
• Puffing Billy was the name of the first commercial locomotive in the UK
• Billy was a musical on the West End in London in 1974. Starring Michael Crawford (famous for his work in Andrew Lloyd Webber productions, the show did not go on long, but was based on the play of Billy Liar, written by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall.^[1]

• In France, there are several places named 'Billy':

Billy-Montigny, Pas-de-Calais département Billy-Berclau, Pas-de-Calais département Billy, Allier, Allier département Billy, Calvados, Calvados département Billy, Loir-et-Cher, Loir-et-Cher département Billy-Chevannes, Nièvre département Billy-sur-Oisy, Nièvree département Billy-le-Grand, Marne département Billy-lès-Chanceaux, Côte-d'Or département Billy-sous-Mangiennes, Meuse département Billy-sur-Aisne, Aisne département Billy-sur-Ourcq, Aisne département ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Billy Joel (American musician)
• Billy the Kid (famous American outlaw in the 19th century)
• Jacques de Billy (French mathematician)
• Billy Corgan (singer for the Smashing Pumpkins)

NOTES

OTHER BILLY'S

Billy Smith, Billy Johnson, Billy Williams, Billy Jones, Billy Brown, Billy Davis, Billy Miller, Billy Wilson, Billy Moore, Billy Taylor, Billy Aaronson, Billy Abbott, Billy Abee, Billy Abell, Billy Abella, Billy Abernathy, Billy Abernethy, Billy Abeyta, Billy Abla, Billy Ables, Billy Ablia, Billy Abney, Billy Abraham, Billy Abrahamsen, Billy Abram, Billy Abramski, Billy Abraugh, Billy Abron, Billy Abshaw, Billy Absher, Billy Abshier, Billy Abshire, Billy Abshure, Billy Absterman, Billy Achor, Billy B-jay, Billy Barickman, Billy Zach, Billy Zellers, Billy Aaland, Billy Aalbers, Billy Aanenson, Billy Aardappel, Billy Aaron, Billy Aasheim, Billy Abando, Billy Abbe, Billy Abbey, Billy Abbitt, Billy Abdee, More results

Author: Rachel Hanson