Billie - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Billie \b(il)-

, also used as boy's name Billie, 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 common first name for women (#278 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#15919 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Billie. Compare Billie with its variant forms and related girl names.

[Top]