Billie-Jean
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- BIL-ee-JEEN
- Origin
- Germanic
Billie-Jean is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “resolute protector + God is gracious”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Billie-Jean mean?
Germanic: Billie + Jean
“resolute protector + God is gracious”
Joins Billie (Germanic, “resolute protector”) and Jean (Hebrew, “God is gracious”).
Meanings borrowed from Billie and Jean.
Is Billie-Jean a girl's or a boy's name?
Billie-Jean is a girls' name.
How popular is Billie-Jean in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2000, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Billie-Jean in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Billie-Jean in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1 | #7,682 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 1 | #7,690 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 5 | #3,543 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 8 | #2,097 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
Names like Billie-Jean
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Emma, Charlotte, Emily, Naomi, Chloe, Eleanor, Abigail, Zoe, Elizabeth, Lydia, Hannah, Jessica
More Germanic names
Amelia, Liam, Henry, William, Archie, Charlie, Freddie, Ella, Harry, Millie, Albie, Matilda, Louie, Miles, Alice, Myles
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Billie-Jean: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/billie-jean, updated 20 October 2026.