How Many People Are Named Bill?
people named Bill are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,058 people in the US has this name
Based on 161,190 babies named Bill in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
4,688 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Short form of WILLIAM. This spelling was first used in the 19th century. The change in the initial consonant may have been influenced by an earlier Irish pronunciation of the name. Famous bearers include basketball player Bill Russell (1934-), comedian Bill Cosby (1937-), American president Bill Clinton (1946-), and Microsoft founder Bill Gates (1955-).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Bill (99.7%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Bill alive today is about 68 years old, and 80% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 61 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Bill first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1947, to 4,688 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Bill never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #57, in 1931, and it was in the top 100 in 29 years between 1923 and 1960. In 2025 it ranked #5,234.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,234 |
| Best rank | #57 (1931) |
| Years in the top 100 | 29 (1923 to 1960) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #75 in the 1940s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Bill alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Bill were born in California than in any other state: about 9,067 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Bill was given 3 times as often in Oklahoma, 2.6 times in Wyoming and 2.4 times in Idaho.
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