unisex name

Billie-Joe

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 10
  • Births on record 32

Billie-Joe is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 88% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2011 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2005, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1997.

Billie-Joe over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2011, not a full ten years.

15
'90 '00 '10
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Births named Billie-Joe by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 8
2000s 15
2010s (to 2011) 3

How popular is Billie-Joe?

In 2011, Billie-Joe was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Billie-Joe is used

England & Wales #6,058 3 in 2011
United States as Billiejoe #9,621 6 in 1980

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Billie-Joe is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Billiejoe Billiejoe is Billie-Joe written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #9,621. 6

Names that peaked alongside Billie-Joe

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Billie-Joe also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Billie-Joe over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Billie-Joe

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Billie-Joe — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Billie-Joe

How popular is the name Billie-Joe?

In 2011, Billie-Joe was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Billie-Joe a girl's or a boy's name?

Billie-Joe is used for both girls and boys. About 88% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Billie-Joe most popular?

Billie-Joe peaked in 2005, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.