Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Bill
Endangered
Down 99.6% from peak
Peak era
1947
Peak births
4,681
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Bill
How many people are named Bill?
An estimated 58,608 living Americans are named Bill.
How rare is Bill?
Bill is very rare among babies today, with 18 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 99.6% from its 1947 peak.
How old is the typical Bill?
The median age of a living American named Bill is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 61 and 77 years old.
Is Bill still popular?
No. Bill is endangered as a baby name, down 99.6% from its 1947 peak with 18 births in 2025.
Where is Bill most common?
Bill has its strongest geographic signal in Oklahoma, where it appears 4.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19472025
Peak year
1947
Decline from peak
99.6%
2025
18
All-time
160,474
Where it lives now
Bill is most concentrated in Nevada — about 3.9× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Bill is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.