| [ 2 syll. bil-lie, bi-ll-ie ] The boy name Billie is also used, and more frequently so, as a girl name. Its pronunciation is BIHLiy KEY. Billie is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Germanic origins. Billie is a pet form of the name William (English and French). Billie is also a pet form of the name Bill (English). Billie is uncommon as a baby name for boys. At the modest height of its usage in 1930, 0.130% of baby boys were given the name Billie. It ranked at #123 then. The baby name has since fallen out of favor, and is now of sporadic use. Within the group of boy names directly linked to Billie, William (English and French) was the most popular in 2007. Billie has in the past century been mostly given to girls. In 1984, the name Billie was given to 5 times as many girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Billie include Billy (English), Bailee (English), Baileigh (English), Bailey (English and German), Bailie (English), Baillie (English), Baily (English), Baylee (English), Bayleigh (English), Bayley (English), Baylie (English), Bayly (English), Bela (Basque), Béla (Hungarian), Bail (English), Beal (English), Beale (English), Bill (English), and Blai (Catalan). KEY: Pronunciation for Billie: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"
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