Billie - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Billie \b(il)-lie\ is pronounced BILL-ee. It is of Old English origin. Originally a nickname for William. Now a feminine name, a short form for Wilhelmina (Old German) "will helmet, protection". Often combined with other names. Singer Billie Holliday; actress Billie Burke; tennis player Billie Jean King.

Billie has 10 variant forms: Billa, Bilee, Billi, Billie-Jean, Billie-Jo, Billie-Sue, Billina, Billy, Billye and Willa.

For more information, see also the related name Bobbie.

Baby names that sound like Billie are Baillie and Billee.

Billie is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Billie. Click here to compare Billie with related baby names.