Billie Burke
There are approximately 21 people named Billie Burke living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Billie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Burke. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
21
1 in 16,321,635
Named Billie
54K
Alive today
Named Burke
136K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 54K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1930
Average age: 62
Top Census group: White (84.0%)
Estimated bearers: 136K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #256
Per 100K: 39.59
Top ancestry: White (83.2%)
First name trend
Billie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Billie. The peak year was 1930 with 4,715 births. The average person named Billie today is 62 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Billie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Billie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 84.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Billie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Billie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White84.0% · 46,765
- Black or African American8.5% · 4,728
- Two or more races3.5% · 1,955
- Hispanic or Latino2.2% · 1,201
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 777
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5% · 255
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Burke surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Burke, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 83.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Burke described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Burke at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White83.2% · 98,477
- Black or African American8.6% · 10,169
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 4,247
- Two or more races3.4% · 3,971
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 953
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 525
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Billie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0158% of the US population, based on 54,009 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Billie right now.
The surname Burke appears at a rate of 39.59 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0396%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 21 people with the full name Billie Burke. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Billie Burke: questions and answers
How many people are named Billie Burke?
We estimate approximately 21 people in the United States share the full name Billie Burke. That works out to about 1 in 16,321,635 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0158%) with the surname frequency (39.59 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Billie Burke?
We classify Billie Burke as "Very Rare". About 1 in 16,321,635 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Billie a male or female name?
Billie is predominantly unisex. Out of 134,876 total SSA registrations, 23.4% were male and 76.6% were female. See the full Billie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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