Bill Forename
1,967th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 514,478 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nauru
Bill Forename Definition:
A contraction of William and by most men preferred to Willie and, greatly, to Billie; by only a few to Will. A member of that manly trio: Bill, Jack, and Tom. Often, like Jack and Tom, used as a nickname by girls.
Bill Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 410,610 | 1:883 | 184 |
| Canada | 100% | 52,578 | 1:630 | 131 |
| New Zealand | - | 7,799 | 1:582 | 135 |
| Kenya | 100% | 6,487 | 1:7,138 | 1,011 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 5,673 | 1:1,437 | 176 |
| Liberia | 99% | 5,329 | 1:828 | 157 |
| Australia | - | 4,033 | 1:3,386 | 528 |
| Sudan | 100% | 2,776 | 1:13,619 | 1,511 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2,287 | 1:2,030 | 309 |
| Philippines | 99% | 1,720 | 1:61,633 | 4,159 |
| Sweden | 100% | 1,636 | 1:6,026 | 625 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 1,431 | 1:51,592 | 3,312 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 1,175 | 1:219,544 | 20,719 |
| Nigeria | 99% | 1,131 | 1:156,998 | 7,416 |
| England | 100% | 1,078 | 1:51,580 | 2,415 |
| Pakistan | 73% | 543 | 1:357,933 | 9,570 |
| Denmark | - | 489 | 1:11,553 | 913 |
| Brazil | 100% | 465 | 1:460,723 | 15,563 |
| Zambia | - | 440 | 1:36,034 | 2,557 |
| Peru | 100% | 375 | 1:84,777 | 3,292 |
| India | 63% | 369 | 1:3,292,352 | 145,210 |
| Vanuatu | - | 345 | 1:759 | 206 |
| Malawi | 100% | 338 | 1:50,628 | 3,385 |
| Afghanistan | 86% | 328 | 1:99,462 | 3,493 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 319 | 1:95,454 | 6,792 |
| Uganda | 98% | 312 | 1:131,272 | 5,370 |
| Singapore | 100% | 289 | 1:21,755 | 3,636 |
| Congo | 100% | 280 | 1:17,890 | 1,919 |
| South Africa | 99% | 280 | 1:194,759 | 12,693 |
| Cameroon | 86% | 270 | 1:80,039 | 4,492 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 268 | 1:112,694 | 4,932 |
| Gabon | 100% | 241 | 1:7,815 | 1,376 |
| Haiti | 100% | 205 | 1:52,327 | 3,450 |
| Germany | 100% | 148 | 1:653,229 | 6,152 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 148 | 1:356,678 | 11,602 |
| Bahamas | - | 140 | 1:2,853 | 572 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 93 | 1:112,164 | 5,632 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 93 | 1:165,847 | 10,498 |
| Panama | 100% | 88 | 1:44,393 | 3,124 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 87 | 1:69,176 | 2,854 |
| French Polynesia | - | 81 | 1:3,431 | 664 |
| Honduras | 100% | 80 | 1:110,218 | 3,411 |
| Norway | 100% | 80 | 1:64,154 | 2,432 |
| Scotland | 100% | 79 | 1:67,726 | 1,873 |
| Colombia | 100% | 78 | 1:612,550 | 8,686 |
| Marshall Islands | 98% | 78 | 1:657 | 54 |
| Namibia | - | 76 | 1:31,634 | 2,409 |
| El Salvador | - | 75 | 1:84,557 | 1,976 |
| Thailand | 100% | 75 | 1:934,211 | 35,070 |
| Costa Rica | 98% | 69 | 1:69,101 | 2,644 |
| Benin | 100% | 66 | 1:160,240 | 8,268 |
| Ecuador | - | 61 | 1:290,605 | 4,117 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 61 | 1:264,073 | 3,380 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 52 | 1:26,181 | 2,890 |
| Finland | 92% | 48 | 1:114,233 | 2,535 |
| Nauru | 100% | 46 | 1:259 | 25 |
| Jamaica | - | 43 | 1:67,052 | 3,397 |
| Mexico | 100% | 42 | 1:2,955,820 | 14,852 |
| Switzerland | 95% | 42 | 1:195,559 | 4,605 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 42 | 1:565,945 | 29,765 |
| Greece | 100% | 37 | 1:295,528 | 5,032 |
| Wales | 100% | 32 | 1:96,697 | 2,408 |
| France | 100% | 30 | 1:2,215,678 | 12,524 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 28 | 1:824,140 | 25,997 |
| Chile | 100% | 24 | 1:733,634 | 7,584 |
| American Samoa | - | 23 | 1:2,428 | 422 |
| Botswana | - | 21 | 1:104,021 | 8,595 |
| Guam | - | 21 | 1:7,650 | 1,166 |
| Qatar | 100% | 18 | 1:131,645 | 15,202 |
| Bermuda | - | 17 | 1:3,813 | 661 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 16 | 1:2,169 | 514 |
| Belgium | 100% | 15 | 1:766,003 | 10,349 |
| Estonia | 100% | 14 | 1:93,956 | 4,008 |
| Barbados | - | 13 | 1:22,291 | 1,774 |
| Argentina | 100% | 12 | 1:3,564,437 | 10,379 |
| Grenada | 100% | 10 | 1:10,812 | 1,335 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 10 | 1:11,158 | 1,580 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 9 | 1:10,840,015 | 14,737 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 9 | 1:6,074 | 908 |
| Senegal | 78% | 9 | 1:1,620,151 | 12,107 |
| Belarus | 100% | 8 | 1:1,185,298 | 6,117 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 8 | 1:24,000 | 1,933 |
| Albania | 100% | 7 | 1:435,224 | 16,450 |
| Austria | 100% | 7 | 1:1,216,314 | 8,086 |
| Bolivia | - | 7 | 1:1,514,486 | 3,962 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 6 | 1:16,566 | 2,341 |
| Belize | 100% | 6 | 1:59,052 | 4,175 |
| Cook Islands | - | 6 | 1:3,026 | 469 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| China | - | 5 | 1:273,211,156 | 75,889 |
| Mauritius | - | 5 | 1:259,557 | 4,811 |
| Micronesia | - | 5 | 1:21,300 | 626 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 4 | 1:141,012 | 2,772 |
| Mali | 100% | 4 | 1:4,244,439 | 5,329 |
| Seychelles | - | 4 | 1:23,168 | 1,192 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 3 | 1:6,126,490 | 60,119 |
| Jersey | 100% | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Niger | 100% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Croatia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,108,538 | 15,895 |
| Czechia | 99% | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Guinea | - | 2 | 1:5,929,324 | 6,648 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 2 | 1:54,874 | 3,819 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Angola | 100% | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Anguilla | - | 1 | 1:13,255 | 1,687 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Egypt | 100% | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Kiribati | - | 1 | 1:113,394 | 1,211 |
| Kosovo | - | 1 | 1:1,861,440 | 22,170 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Niue | - | 1 | 1:1,604 | 70 |
| Norfolk Island | - | 1 | 1:2,324 | 291 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
Bill (40,048) may also be a surname.
Bill Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A contraction of William and by most men preferred to Willie and, greatly, to Billie; by only a few to Will. A member of that manly trio: Bill, Jack, and Tom. Often, like Jack and Tom, used as a nickname by girls.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Bill Forename Popularity
Bill Demographics
Bill Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 33 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bille | 89 | 6,151 | / |
| Bhill | 89 | 160 | / |
| Billt | 89 | 21 | / |
| Billl | 89 | 11 | / |
| Biell | 89 | 7 | / |
| Billh | 89 | 6 | / |
| Billd | 89 | 6 | / |
| Buill | 89 | 5 | / |
| Bioll | 89 | 5 | / |
| Billp | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bgill | 89 | 2 | / |
| Hbill | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bijll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bil | 86 | 9,262 | / |
| Bll | 86 | 34 | / |
| Billhe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bihlle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Billle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bislle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bijlle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biglil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Builll | 80 | 1 | / |
| Will | 75 | 150,881 | / |
| Biel | 75 | 27,164 | / |
| Bell | 75 | 15,145 | / |
| Bhil | 75 | 414 | / |
| Vill | 75 | 334 | / |
| Biol | 75 | 167 | / |
| Bilh | 75 | 140 | / |
| Buil | 75 | 131 | / |
| Uill | 75 | 109 | / |
| Bilt | 75 | 83 | / |
| Byll | 75 | 73 | / |
| Bijl | 75 | 52 | / |
| Bild | 75 | 26 | / |
| Hbil | 75 | 13 | / |
| Blle | 75 | 12 | / |
| Bihl | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bisl | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Béll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bilp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bllh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Billová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Belle | 67 | 29,820 | / |
| Bl | 67 | 2,495 | / |
| Bhuil | 67 | 798 | / |
| Buell | 67 | 674 | / |
| Bigli | 67 | 121 | / |
| Wuill | 67 | 118 | / |
| Villő | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bhell | 67 | 96 | / |
| Bilhh | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bylle | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bhiel | 67 | 19 | / |
| Biehl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Viell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beell | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhyll | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buull | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wiell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huill | 67 | 3 | / |
| Willh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wwill | 67 | 3 | / |
| Violl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bilph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hwill | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behll | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beull | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bellt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uilld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bi-Li | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilhl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wioll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bllhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bølle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bøgil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bellh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhllp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhilt | 67 | 1 | / |
Bill Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bill in the Russian language | ||
| Билл | bill | - |
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