Over the past 110 years, 154 322 boys and 10 girls have been named Bill. The name Bill ranks 211th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Bill in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Bill came in the 1930s and 1940s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.