Billy-Ray
Boy · BIL-ee-RAY · Germanic
Billy-Ray is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “resolute protector + counsel protector”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Billy-Ray mean?
Germanic: Billy + Ray
“resolute protector + counsel protector”
Joins Billy (Germanic, “resolute protector”) and Ray (Germanic, “counsel protector”).
- Say it
- BIL-ee-RAY
Meanings borrowed from Billy and Ray.
Is Billy-Ray a girl's or a boy's name?
Billy-Ray is a boys' name.
How popular is Billy-Ray in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2018, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Billy-Ray in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Billy-Ray in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,184 |
| 2018 | 10 | #2,234 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,241 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 8 | #2,593 |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 6 | #1,853 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
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