Billy

English, diminutive of William
"resolute protection"

Billy Origin and Meaning

The name Billy is a boy's name of English origin meaning "resolute protection".

Cute kid with freckles, bouncing a Spalding ball. Cool couple Helena Bonham Carter and Tim Burton put the name Billy Burton on their son's birth certificate. While the classic William, name of the future king of England, may in fact be German, the nickname Billy along with such other classic short forms as Jim and Joe are authentically English names for boys.

# 891 in the US

Billy Rank in US Top 1000

# 948 on Nameberry

Billy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Billy Popularity

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

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