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♂ Billy (boy)
What does Billy mean?
Billy 
▼ as a name for boys (also used less regularly as girls' name Billy) is of English and Old German origin. Billy is a version of Bill (English): diminutive for William.
ENDS WITH -ly
Variations
VARIANT Billie▼
OTHER FORMS VIA BILL, WILLIAM Bille, Byll, Villem, Wilek, Wiley▼, Will▼, Willem, Willi, Willie▼, Willis▼, Wills, Willy
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Boly, ..
(female) Bilce, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Billy Ashtyn (B.A.), ..
How popular is Billy?
Billy is a very prominent first name for men (#73 out of 1220, Top 6%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#9147 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Billy reached its peak rank of #20 in the U.S. during 1930-1939, and is presently at #845. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Bill, Billie, Wiley (#1437 VIA LATEST LIST), Will (#892), Willem, William (#3), Willie (#934), Willis and Willy are the prominent related forms of Billy (#845) listed in the Top 2000. These relations of Billy were popular during 1880-1889 (AVERAGE #576) and are now much less popular (#1411, 90.6% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Willie becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Billy▼ is pronounced similarly to Bailee, Bailey▼, Bailie, Baillee, Baillie, Baily, Bala, Baley, Balu, Bayley, Bayly and Billie▼. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bailby (see Balbo), Baxly, Bell, Bijay, Bilal▲, Bill▼, Bille, Binky, Birky, Birley, Birly, Birny (see Birney), Bly, Bosly, Briley, Brily (see Briley), Brinly, Bryly (see Briley), Byll, Cully, Hilly, Kelly▼, Linly, Philly, Reilly▼, Ridly (see Ridley), Riply (see Ripley), Risly (see Risley), Rolly, Sully, Tully, Wally and Willy. These names tend to be less frequently used than Billy.
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