Billie vs Imani
Billie and Imanicompared 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 · Girls
In 2025, Billie was ranked #151 and Imani #650 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Billie was ranked #186 and Imani #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Billie was ranked #3684 and Imani #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Billie and Imani over time
Billie and Imani appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Billie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Imani in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Imani reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Billie in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Billie and Imani changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3684 and #3684.
- Longest-running competitions
Billie and Imani were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #151 and #650.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Billie #1055 in 1998, Imani #1821 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Billie held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Imani in 2.
Highest recorded here: Billie #151 in 2025, Imani #505 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billie #151, Imani #650.
England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 1996–2025
Billie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Imani in 4.
Highest recorded here: Billie #1055 in 1998, Imani #1821 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billie #3684, Imani #3684.
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 | Billie | Imani |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #35 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #650 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Imani.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Billie
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2015–2025
Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2015–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #151 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Imani
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #802 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #505 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #650 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls