On the October 1 episode of The Young and the Restless, Sally and Billy debated names for their baby to be. They suggested Benjamin or Bettina, then Dylan. But we have so many more meaningful suggestions.
Key Takeaways
- Will Sally and Billy pick a meaningful baby name?
- Will Sally and Billy break tradition?
- Will Sally and Billy go completely crazy?
Sally and Billy Have Plenty of Family Names to Choose From
Soaps have a very hard time picking original baby names. Just look at Victor (Eric Braeden) and Nikki (Melody Thomas Scott), and their kids, Victoria (Amelia Heinle) and Nichols (Joshua Morrow).
Even Adam’s (Mark Grossman) full name is Victor Adam, this first after his father, the second after his mother’s maiden name. Abby (Melissa Ordway) is named after her mother’s maiden name, Abbott, and Billy (Jason Thompson) is named after his maternal grandfather, Bill Foster, while his son is named Johnny (Paxton Mishkind) after Billy’s dad.
Shirley, Elizabeth or Jillian Would Give Their Daughter a Family Legacy
If Billy and Sally (Courtney Hope) stick with tradition and name their son or daughter after a family member, they could go with Shirley after Sally’s grandmother, or Elizabeth after Billy’s. But considering all the drama between Billy and Jill (Jess Walton) lately, and the debate over whether or not she’s welcome at their wedding, we can see a scenario where something tragic happens to Jill while she’s in Genoa City, and her granddaughter is named Jillian, in her honor.
As for a boy, Sally isn’t close with her dad, and we don’t know her grandfather, so no hints there. Billy has an uncle named Snapper. We don’t recommend sticking a baby with that name. And we can’t think of anyone else from his side of the family.
Even a Trendy Baby Name Could Lead Billy Right Back to Himself
What if Sally and Billy go completely crazy and just pick a name they like? If they go by current trends, the most popular names in America for 2025 are Liam and Olivia.
Nate’s (Sean Dominic) mother is named Olivia, so maybe we should go to the number two choice: Charlotte. In a fun twist, Charlotte was the name of Jill’s biological mother, though they didn’t have much of a relationship.
As for Liam, it’s just a shortened version of William, which is Billy’s name. Yeah, he sounds like the type who would suggest naming the baby after himself… while pretending he was just being trendy, not naming the baby after himself.
