Billy

A male given name, form of William. Also, Billye. a female given name. A male given name: from an Old English word meaning “gray home.”.

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Billy is a masculine given name and a common nickname for William. It may refer to:
Billy the Kid (1859–1881), American Old West gunfighter born Henry McCarty, also known as William H. Bonney
Billy Baldwin (decorator) (1903-1983), American interior decorator
Billy Baldwin (baseball) (1951–2011), American Major League Baseball outfielder
Billy Barnes
Billy Boyd
Billy Brown
Billy Burke
Billy Connolly, Scottish comedian
Billy Corgan, American musician, frontman of Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Crook (English footballer) (1926–2011)
Billy Crook (American soccer) (born 1964)
Billy Crystal, American comedian
Billy Davis
Billy Fox (politician) (1939-1974), Irish politician
Billy Fox (boxer) (born 1923), American light-heavyweight boxer
Billy Forbes (Scottish footballer) (fl. 1911-1926)
Billy Forbes (footballer, born 1990), Turks and Caicos Islands footballer
Billy Gibbons, American musician
Billy Guin, American politician
Billy Hahn, American basketball coach
Billy Howard (gridiron football), American football player
Billy Howerdel, American musician, founding member of A Perfect Circle, frontman of ASHES dIVIDE
Billy Herrington, American actor
Billy Idol, English rock musician
Billy Johnson
Billy Jones
Billy Martin, American baseball player and manager
Billy Masters (columnist) (born 1969), American gossip columnist
Billy Masters (American football) (born 1944), former American Football League and National Football League player
Billy Rush Masters (1950–1981), American composer and rock guitarist
Billy Mays (1958-2009), American television salesperson
Billy Mays (footballer) (1902–1959), Welsh footballer
Billy Murray
Billy Joel, American musician
Billy Ouattara (born 1992), Ghanaian/French basketball player
Billy Parker
Billy Reid (fashion designer)
Billy Smart Jr. (1934–2005), British circus performer and impresario
Billy Sneddon, Australian politician
Billy Tauzin (born 1943), American lobbyist and politician
Billy Taylor
Billy Wade (cricketer) (1914–2003), South African cricketer
Billy Wade (racing driver) (1930–1965), American race car driver
Billy Walker
Billy Williams
Billy Wright
Billy Zane, American actor
Billy (slave), an African-American slave accused of treason

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"club," 1848, American English, originally burglars' slang for "crowbar;" meaning "policeman's club" first recorded 1856, probably from nickname of William, applied to various objects (compare jack, jimmy, jenny). But compare French bille "a short, stout stick" (see billet (n.1)). Billy-goat as a familiar name for a male goat is from 1826.

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Diminutive of Bill, from William: resolute protector. Combine of will, desire and helmet protection.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Billy Joel	1949	American singer-songwriter and pianist
2	Billy Bob Thornton	1955	American actor, director, writer, producer, and singer-songwriter
3	Billy the Kid	1859	American Cowboy, gambler, cattle rustler, and outlaw
4	Billy Crudup	1968	American actor
5	Billy Zane	1966	American actor
6	Billy Connolly	1942	British comedian
7	Billy Graham	1918	American Christian evangelist
8	Billy Ray Cyrus	1961	Singer-songwriter, actor, film producer
9	Billy Beane	1962	American professional baseball player
10	Billy Idol	1955	English rock musician
11	Billy Dee Williams	1937	Actor
12	Billy Crystal	1948	American actor
13	Billy Corgan	1967	American musician, songwriter, producer, and author
14	Billy Gilman	1988	American singer
15	Billy Milligan	1955	First suspect acquitted by reason of multiple personality disorder.
16	Billy Gibbons	1949	American musician, actor and car customizer
17	Billy Eichner	1978	American television presenter
18	Billy Mays	1958	American pitchman
19	Billy Joe Saunders	1989	A British professional boxer.
20	Billy Burke	1966	American actor, musician
21	Billy Ocean	1950	Singer-songwriter
22	Billy Brown	1970	American actor
23	Billy Campbell	1959	American actor
24	Billy Donovan	1965	American college basketball player, professional basketball player, point guard, college basketball coach, NCAA Tournament championship coach
25	Billy West	1952	Voice actor
26	Billy Wilder	1906	American filmmaker
27	Billy Preston	1946	American singer-songwriter, musician, bandleader
28	Billy Gunn	1963	American professional wrestler and former professional bull rider
29	Billy Boyd	1968	Scottish actor and singer
30	Billy Cranston
31	Billy Gardell	1969	Actor from the United States
32	Billy Bragg	1957	Singer, musician
33	Billy Magnussen	1985	American actor
34	Billy Redden	1956	American actor
35	Billy Squier	1950	American rock musician
36	Billy Kidman	1974	Professional wrestler
37	Billy Wingrove	1982	English footballer
38	Billy Fury	1940	English singer from the late-1950s to the mid-1960s, and remained an active songwriter until the 1980s
39	Billy Vunipola	1992	Rugby union player from England
40	Billy Unger	1995	American actor
41	Billy Bean	1964	American baseball player
42	Billy Bones		Character from Stevenson's Treasure Island
43	Billy Sheehan	1953	American musician
44	Billy Drago	1946	American actor
45	Billy Currington	1973	American country musician
46	Billy Hayes	1947	American writer, actor and film director
47	Billy Carter	1937	American businessman
48	Billy Blanks	1955	American fitness guru
49	Billy Paul	1934	American singer
50	Billy Barty	1924	American film actor
51	Billy Gray	1938	American actor
52	Billy Miller	1979	American actor
53	Billy McFarland	1991	Entrepreneur
54	Billy Van Zandt	1957	American playwright, director and actor
55	Billy Davidson	1991	Indonesian actor
56	Billy Crawford	1982	Filipino actor and musician
57	Billy Sunday	1862	American sportsperson and baseball player
58	Billy Sharp	1986	English footballer
59	Billy Meier	1937	Swiss farmer
60	Billy Powell	1952	American musician
61	Billy Bremner	1942	Scottish professional footballer and manager
62	Billy Warlock	1961	American actor
63	Billy Strayhorn	1915	American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger
64	Billy Abbott
65	Billy Slater	1983	Australian rugby league player
66	Billy Bishop	1894	Aviator and author
67	Billy Cobham	1944	American jazz drummer
68	Billy Sims	1955	All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Heisman Trophy winner, College Football Hall of Fame member
69	Billy Hurley III	1982	Professional golfer
70	Billy Cox	1941	American musician
71	Billy Clanton	1862	Cowboy killed in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
72	Billy Joe Royal	1942	American singer
73	Billy Porter	1969	American actor and singer
74	Billy Howerdel	1970	American musician
75	Billy Sherwood	1965	American musician
76	Billy Butler	1986	American baseball player
77	Billy Duffy	1961	Rock guitarist; member of The Cult
78	Billy Herrington	1969	American pornographic actor
79	Billy Mitchell		Fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Perry Fenwick
80	Billy Ray	2000	American screenwriter, television writer and film director
81	Billy Slaughter	1980
82	Billy Eckstine	1914	American musician
83	Billy Joe Shaver	1939	American singer-songwriter
84	Billy Gillispie	1959	American college basketball coach
85	Billy Ripken	1964	American baseball player
86	Billy Mills	1938	Olympic gold medalist, athlete and United States Marine Corps officer
87	Billy Chapin	1943	American actor
88	Billy Tipton	1914	Performer, Talent agent
89	Billy Flynn	1985	American actor and Producer
90	Billy Cannon	1937	American football player
91	Billy Mackenzie	1957	Scottish singer
92	Billy Jack Haynes	1953	American professional wrestler
93	Billy J. Kramer	1943	British pop singer
94	Billy Cunningham	1943	American basketball player and coach
95	Billy Name	1940	American photographer, filmmaker and lighting designer
96	Billy Bowden	1963	New Zealand cricket umpire
97	Billy Williams	1938	American former professional baseball outfielder
98	Billy Bailey	1947	Convicted killer
99	Billy Rose	1899	American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist
100	Chuck Billy	1962	American vocalist
101	Billy Glide	1970	American pornographic actor
102	Billy McNeill	1940	Scottish footballer and manager
103	Billy Jayne	1969	American actor
104	Billy Horschel	1986	Professional golfer
105	Billy Hughes	1862	Seventh prime minister of Australia
106	Billy Childish	1959	British musician
107	Billy Thorpe	1946	Australian musician
108	Billy Curtis	1909	American actor
109	Billy Laughlin	1932	Child actor
110	Billy Wagner	1971	American baseball player
111	Billy Waugh	1929	United States Army soldier
112	Billy Gould	1963	American musician
113	Billy Claiborne	1860	American outlaw
114	Billy Cundiff	1980	American football player, placekicker
115	Billy Pierce	1927	American baseball player
116	Billy Wirth	1962	American actor
117	Billy Vera	1944	American singer and actor
118	Billy Jones	1987	Footballer
119	Billy Bonds	1946	Footballer; football manager
120	Billy Dean	1962	American country music singer and songwriter
121	Billy Martin	1981	American musician
122	Billy Stewart	1937	American singer
123	Billy Brownless	1967	Australian rules footballer
124	Billy Hill	1911	Gangster
125	Billy Lane	1970	Builder of custom motorcycles
126	Billy Robinson	1939	Professional wrestler
127	Billy "Green" Bush	1935	American actor
128	Billy Dixon	1850	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
129	Billy McCaffrey	1971	American basketball player-coach
130	Billy Sing	1886	Australian soldier in World War I
131	Billy Bunter
132	Billy Halop	1920	Actor
133	Billy Gilbert	1894	1894–1971 American comedian and actor
134	Billy De Wolfe	1907	American actor
135	Billy Fuccillo
136	Billy Casper	1931	American golfer
137	Billy Sianis	1895	American bar owner
138	Billy Davies	1964	Scottish footballer and manager
139	Billy McKay	1988	Footballer
140	Billy Monger
141	Billy Kennedy
142	Billy		Puppet that has appeared in the Saw franchise
143	Billy Kilmer	1939	American football player
144	Billy Aaron Brown	1981	American actor
145	Billy Zoom	1948	American guitarist
146	Billy Steinberg	1950	American songwriter
147	Billy Root	1992	Cricketer
148	Billy Greer	1952	American musician
149	Billy Corben	1978	American film director
150	Billy Nungesser	1959	Louisiana politician
151	Billy Owens	1969	American basketball player
152	Billy Swan	1942	Musician, songwriter
153	Billy Bush		American musician
154	Billy Pilgrim
155	Billy Butlin	1899	British, South Africa-born entrepreneur
156	Billy Lush	1981	American actor
157	Billy Ketkeophomphone	1990	Footballer
158	Billy Hinsche	1951	Singer, musician
159	Billy Cook	1928	American mass murderer
160	Billy Packer	1940	American basketball player-coach
161	Billy Mehmet	1984	English footballer
162	Billy Milano	1964	Heavy metal musician
163	Billy Hamilton	1866	American baseball player
164	Billy Vaughn	1919	Singer, multi-instrumentalist, and orchestra leader
165	Billy Murray	1877	American singer
166	Billy Twelvetrees	1988	Rugby union player from England
167	Billy May	1916	American composer, arranger and trumpeter
168	Billy Stanlake	1994
169	Billy Burnette	1953	American musician
170	Billy Sherrill	1936	American record producer and arranger
171	Billy Bletcher	1894	Actor
172	Billy Smith	1950	Canadian ice hockey player
173	Billy Gohl	1873	American serial killer
174	Billy Hardwick	1941	American ten-pin bowler
175	Billy Davis	1965	American football player and coach
176	Billy Glaze	1944	American serial killer
177	Billy Taylor	1921	American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator
178	Billy Sullivan	1915	American businessman
179	Billy Whelan	1935	Irish association footballer
180	Billy Burns	1989	American baseball player
181	Billy Conn	1917	Boxer
182	Billy Lyall	1953	Scottish musician
183	Billy Dib	1982	Australian boxer
184	Billy Garland	1918	American musician
185	Billy "Crash" Craddock	1939	American singer
186	Billy Booth	1949	American actor (1949–2006)
187	Billy Collins	1961	Irish-American boxer
188	Billy Cotton	1899	Bandleader
189	Billy Higgins	1936	American jazz drummer
190	Billy Joe Tolliver	1966	American football quarterback
191	Billy Kincaid
192	Billy King	1994	Scottish footballer
193	Billy Murcia	1951	American musician
194	Billy Brooks	1953	American football player
195	Billy T. James	1948	New Zealand actor
196	Billy Bingham	1931	Northern Irish footballer and manager
197	Billy Currie	1950	British musician
198	Billy McKinney	1994	Baseball player
199	Billy Meredith	1874	Footballer
200	Billy Coutu	1892	Canadian ice hockey player