boy's name

Bily

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 25

Bily is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 1978 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in France in 1912, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1912.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Bily over time

Births per decade in France, 1910s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2006, not a full ten years.

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Births named Bily by decade in France
Decade Births
1910s 5
1990s 5
2000s (to 2006) 5

How popular is Bily?

In 2006, Bily was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Bily is used

France #5,334 5 in 2006
United States #6,515 5 in 1978

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.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Bily

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

Parents who like Bily also like

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

Sibling names for Bily

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

Common questions about Bily

How popular is the name Bily?

In 2006, Bily was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Bily a girl's or a boy's name?

Bily is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Bily?

Bily has 2 syllables.

When was Bily most popular?

Bily peaked in 1912, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.