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.

Billy Rank in US Top 1000

# 891 in the US

Billy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 800 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Billy

• 891 US 2019
• 800 Nameberry 2025
• 94 Unique 2023
• 108 England 2023
• 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”