UK boy's name
Billy-Lee
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2023. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Billy-Lee is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Billy-Lee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2023 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4991, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2000, with 4 births.
This profile covers 46 England and Wales registrations across 13 recorded years from 1998 to 2023. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 46 living people in the UK are called Billy-Lee. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2024 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Billy-Lee ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales in 2023, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2000, when 4 boys were registered as Billy-Lee.
- • About 46 living people in the UK are estimated to have Billy-Lee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4991
2023
Births in 2023
3
Latest year
Peak year
2000
4 births
Estimated living
46
2026
Popularity
Billy-Lee over time
The chart below shows babies named Billy-Lee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1998 to 2023. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Billy-Lee, the clearest high point is 2000. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2023, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Billy-Lee by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Billy-Lee was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4398 | 14 | 4 |
| 2010s | #4147 | 11 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3403 | 18 | 5 |
| 1990s | #2901 | 3 | 1 |
Related
Names similar to Billy-Lee
- Benjamin 90,412
- Ben 36,356
- Bradley 30,230
- Brandon 26,411
- Billy 18,608
- Bobby 16,904
- Blake 16,337
- Bailey 16,014
- Brody 7,230
- Beau 6,722
- Barnaby 5,284
- Brodie 4,801
FAQ
Billy-Lee: questions and answers
How popular is the name Billy-Lee in the UK right now?
In 2023, Billy-Lee was ranked #4991 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Billy-Lee most popular?
The peak year on record was 2000, with 4 babies registered as Billy-Lee in England and Wales.
How many people are called Billy-Lee in the UK?
A total of 46 babies have been registered as Billy-Lee across the 13 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.