Given name & surname · also Germanic
Billi
“the determined protector”·“having a desire to protect”
Billi is a variant of Bill. In English use, Bill carries the interpretation “the determined protector.” Billi is a variant of Billie. In English use, Billie carries the interpretation “having a desire to protect.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Billi is a variant of Bill. In English use, Bill carries the interpretation “the determined protector.” Billi is a variant of Billie. In English use, Billie carries the interpretation “having a desire to protect.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Billi comes from Germanic, and ultimately from Germanic languages.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Billi through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,746
- 5 boys · 1,741 girls
- Most popular year
- 1976
- 84 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 84 in 1976. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,463 as a first name in 2020; 119 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Billi’s family of names
Billi has a related form in Bill. Billi has a related form in Billie. In Greek usage, Billi as a surname is a transliteration of Μπίλλη.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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