Billie Piper
There are approximately 4 people named Billie Piper living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Billie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Piper. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Billie
54K
Alive today
Named Piper
26K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 54K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 1930
Average age: 62
Estimated bearers: 26K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,607
Per 100K: 7.57
Top ancestry: White (86.3%)
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
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Piper surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Piper, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 86.3%.
- White86.3%
- Black or African American8.0%
- Hispanic or Latino2.1%
- Two or more races1.9%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7%
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).
The surname Piper appears at a rate of 7.57 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0076%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Billie Piper. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Billie
FAQ
Billie Piper: questions and answers
How many people are named Billie Piper?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Billie Piper. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0158%) with the surname frequency (7.57 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Billie Piper?
We classify Billie Piper as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.