Bailie vs Billy
Bailie and Billycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Bailie was ranked #4749 and Billy #140 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Bailie was ranked #398 and Billy #208 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Bailie was ranked #3151 and Billy #5591 among girls in England and Wales.
Bailie and Billy over time
Bailie and Billy appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Billy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bailie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1997–2018
Bailie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Billy in 19.
Highest recorded here: Bailie #1851 in 2005, Billy #68 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Bailie #4749, Billy #140.
Northern Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1999–2013
Bailie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Billy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Bailie #224 in 2000, Billy #187 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Bailie #398, Billy #208.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Bailie | Billy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #39 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bailie and Billy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Bailie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2013
Highest recorded position: #224 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2013).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Billy
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #44 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys