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Worldwide Name Statistics

Bill

Ranked #758 - 1 in 128,277 people
US

Most common in

United States

62k bearers

World total

62,365

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#758

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States62k
Worldwide
~62k
rank #758
Rarity
1 in 128,277
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~62k in US

About the name Bill

There are an estimated 62,365 people named Bill alive worldwide today. That ranks Bill at #758 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Bill is held by approximately 62,365 people, ranking #758 among first names. That works out to roughly 19 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 5,322 U.S. residents).

Historically Bill is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.6% male).

Bill appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Bill popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Bill, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 53
  2. 1881: 42
  3. 1882: 61
  4. 1883: 50
  5. 1884: 82
  6. 1885: 66
  7. 1886: 64
  8. 1887: 63
  9. 1888: 58
  10. 1889: 61
  11. 1890: 72
  12. 1891: 65
  13. 1892: 75
  14. 1893: 71
  15. 1894: 73
  16. 1895: 90
  17. 1896: 86
  18. 1897: 84
  19. 1898: 90
  20. 1899: 83
  21. 1900: 196
  22. 1901: 104
  23. 1902: 138
  24. 1903: 129
  25. 1904: 128
  26. 1905: 147
  27. 1906: 128
  28. 1907: 174
  29. 1908: 169
  30. 1909: 210
  31. 1910: 264
  32. 1911: 248
  33. 1912: 354
  34. 1913: 477
  35. 1914: 577
  36. 1915: 761
  37. 1916: 865
  38. 1917: 907
  39. 1918: 1,051
  40. 1919: 1,207
  41. 1920: 1,439
  42. 1921: 1,502
  43. 1922: 1,689
  44. 1923: 1,851
  45. 1924: 2,085
  46. 1925: 2,400
  47. 1926: 2,661
  48. 1927: 2,891
  49. 1928: 3,003
  50. 1929: 2,974
  51. 1930: 3,185
  52. 1931: 3,243
  53. 1932: 3,396
  54. 1933: 3,246
  55. 1934: 3,560
  56. 1935: 3,294
  57. 1936: 3,184
  58. 1937: 3,127
  59. 1938: 3,120
  60. 1939: 3,170
  61. 1940: 3,278
  62. 1941: 3,465
  63. 1942: 3,803
  64. 1943: 3,997
  65. 1944: 3,826
  66. 1945: 3,719
  67. 1946: 4,364
  68. 1947: 4,688
  69. 1948: 3,934
  70. 1949: 2,774
  71. 1950: 2,046
  72. 1951: 1,653
  73. 1952: 1,593
  74. 1953: 1,522
  75. 1954: 1,526
  76. 1955: 1,656
  77. 1956: 1,962
  78. 1957: 3,118
  79. 1958: 4,231
  80. 1959: 4,602
  81. 1960: 4,501
  82. 1961: 4,010
  83. 1962: 3,580
  84. 1963: 3,202
  85. 1964: 2,737
  86. 1965: 2,060
  87. 1966: 1,564
  88. 1967: 1,282
  89. 1968: 1,167
  90. 1969: 1,081
  91. 1970: 1,027
  92. 1971: 878
  93. 1972: 686
  94. 1973: 525
  95. 1974: 472
  96. 1975: 409
  97. 1976: 364
  98. 1977: 324
  99. 1978: 267
  100. 1979: 273
  101. 1980: 251
  102. 1981: 231
  103. 1982: 244
  104. 1983: 205
  105. 1984: 166
  106. 1985: 176
  107. 1986: 136
  108. 1987: 137
  109. 1988: 145
  110. 1989: 129
  111. 1990: 112
  112. 1991: 128
  113. 1992: 138
  114. 1993: 145
  115. 1994: 110
  116. 1995: 101
  117. 1996: 116
  118. 1997: 103
  119. 1998: 100
  120. 1999: 100
  121. 2000: 114
  122. 2001: 100
  123. 2002: 74
  124. 2003: 81
  125. 2004: 89
  126. 2005: 86
  127. 2006: 85
  128. 2007: 85
  129. 2008: 73
  130. 2009: 58
  131. 2010: 53
  132. 2011: 42
  133. 2012: 41
  134. 2013: 50
  135. 2014: 47
  136. 2015: 33
  137. 2016: 39
  138. 2017: 42
  139. 2018: 48
  140. 2019: 28
  141. 2020: 29
  142. 2021: 23
  143. 2022: 26
  144. 2023: 22
  145. 2024: 22
  146. 2025: 18

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Bill worldwide?

There are an estimated 62,365 people named Bill alive worldwide today, ranking #758 globally.

Is Bill a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 128,277 people. In the United States there are roughly 62,365 bearers, which is 1 in 5,322 Americans.

Is Bill a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Bill is used 99.6% male and 0.4% female.

Where does the name Bill come from?

Who are famous people named Bill?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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