Billy-Jay

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Billy-Jay: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Billy-Jay: Recorded since 2002, it reached #2,754 in 2005, and it stood at #3,688 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
13times a registrar ranked it
23years from first to last
#2754highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2002–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2002	#3225
2003	#3467
2004	#3009
2005	#2754
2006	#4052
2009	#4527
2012	#3416
2013	#3822
2015	#3373
2017	#4812
2020	#4608
2021	#4789
2024	#3688

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 13 of the 23 years from 2002 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 2002–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #2754 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3688 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Billy-Jay by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Billy-Jay in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
2000sbusiest	21	6 of 10	4
2010s	17	4 of 10	4
2020s	11	3 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 4 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Billy-Jay appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2754 in England and Wales in 2005.

Billy-Jay's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#3688	5	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#3373	5	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3822	4	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3416	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#4052	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3009	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#3225	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 2002 and 2024, ranked in 13 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,754, first reached in 2005.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5 births, registered in England and Wales in 2005.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

3decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 3 decades →
5 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
7separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#3,688position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
5births registered in its largest year, 2005Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Amare · #2754, 18y
Fen · #2754, 9y
Isah · #2754, 16y
Issah · #2754, 11y

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 2000 and 2009.

Amare · #2754, 18y
Fen · #2754, 9y
Isah · #2754, 16y
Issah · #2754, 11y

Billy-Jay and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Billy-Jay without appearing here.

Billy-Jay moved ahead of

Espen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #3451 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Glenn Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #2730 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #1391 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4789 and #4789 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #3688 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Billy-Jay

Rune Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3373 and #4747 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3449.

Moved the same way as Billy-Jay

Ole Compare
Between 2002 and 2021 in England and Wales · Boys, Billy-Jay went from #3225 to #4789 and Ole from #1253 to #3017.
Tor Compare
Between 2002 and 2021 in England and Wales · Boys, Billy-Jay went from #3225 to #4789 and Tor from #2636 to #3990.
Brent Compare
Between 2002 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Billy-Jay went from #3225 to #4608 and Brent from #1322 to #4608.
Brooke Compare
Between 2002 and 2020 in England and Wales · Boys, Billy-Jay went from #3225 to #4608 and Brooke from #1322 to #4608.

What's not yet available

Meaning
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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 2002 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2754 in England and Wales in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Billy-Jay

Billy-Jay at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Billy-Jay by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Billy-Jay appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

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Also first recorded in the 2000s

Billy-Jay and the names beside it

Billy-Jay moved ahead of

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Billy-Jay at a glance

Billy-Jay by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Billy-Jay appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 2000s

Billy-Jay and the names beside it

Billy-Jay moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Billy-Jay

Moved the same way as Billy-Jay