Willa
- #422 for girls in 2025, 742 births
- Last seen for boys in 1937 at #3,175
- Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1932 · 515 births
- Debut · girls
- 12 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 32,824since 1880
Willa over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Willa has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #422 | 742 | — | |
| 2024 | #423 | 733 | — | |
| 2023 | #429 | 721 | — | |
| 2022 | #395 | 791 | — | |
| 2021 | #351 | 887 | — | |
| 2020 | #349 | 887 | — | |
| 2019 | #356 | 889 | — | |
| 2018 | #383 | 813 | — | |
| 2017 | #453 | 699 | — | |
| 2016 | #461 | 689 | — | |
| 2015 | #480 | 675 | — | |
| 2014 | #551 | 562 | — | |
| 2013 | #697 | 406 | — | |
| 2012 | #716 | 389 | — | |
| 2011 | #981 | 261 | — | |
| 2010 | #951 | 269 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,032 | 252 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,057 | 247 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,233 | 201 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,788 | 116 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,645 | 121 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,895 | 99 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,896 | 96 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,844 | 97 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,571 | 59 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,632 | 56 | — | |
| 1999 | #2,307 | 64 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,846 | 46 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,448 | 33 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,302 | 35 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,552 | 49 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,882 | 41 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,503 | 31 | — | |
| 1991 | #3,540 | 30 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,813 | 27 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,253 | 32 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,095 | 32 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,624 | 24 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,515 | 37 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | — | |
| 1982 | #3,172 | 27 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,928 | 30 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,621 | 34 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,629 | 32 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,909 | 27 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,002 | 24 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,680 | 28 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,683 | 27 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,506 | 29 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,222 | 34 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,828 | 48 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,781 | 50 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,871 | 44 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,855 | 41 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,239 | 74 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,232 | 76 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,089 | 92 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,032 | 109 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,099 | 98 | — | |
| 1962 | #911 | 135 | — | |
| 1961 | #918 | 138 | — | |
| 1960 | #851 | 149 | — | |
| 1959 | #879 | 139 | — | |
| 1958 | #783 | 163 | — | |
| 1957 | #767 | 169 | — | |
| 1956 | #703 | 185 | — | |
| 1955 | #599 | 237 | — | |
| 1954 | #603 | 226 | — | |
| 1953 | #583 | 229 | — | |
| 1952 | #508 | 276 | — | |
| 1951 | #546 | 238 | — | |
| 1950 | #506 | 256 | — | |
| 1949 | #469 | 293 | — | |
| 1948 | #530 | 244 | — | |
| 1947 | #471 | 303 | — | |
| 1946 | #447 | 300 | — | |
| 1945 | #379 | 344 | — | |
| 1944 | #360 | 371 | — | |
| 1943 | #379 | 364 | — | |
| 1942 | #338 | 421 | — | |
| 1941 | #331 | 400 | — | |
| 1940 | #329 | 375 | — | |
| 1939 | #320 | 375 | — | |
| 1938 | #329 | 368 | — | |
| 1937 | #308 | 405 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #281 | 454 | — | |
| 1935 | #297 | 414 | — | |
| 1934 | #278 | 486 | — | |
| 1933 | #280 | 462 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #273 | 515 | #3,776 | 5 |
| 1931 | #300 | 450 | — | |
| 1930 | #291 | 512 | — | |
| 1929 | #294 | 494 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #299 | 500 | — | |
| 1927 | #277 | 566 | — | |
| 1926 | #287 | 536 | — | |
| 1925 | #295 | 521 | — | |
| 1924 | #307 | 471 | — | |
| 1923 | #301 | 457 | — | |
| 1922 | #318 | 416 | — | |
| 1921 | #326 | 407 | — | |
| 1920 | #317 | 424 | — | |
| 1919 | #324 | 382 | — | |
| 1918 | #311 | 425 | — | |
| 1917 | #341 | 336 | — | |
| 1916 | #348 | 316 | — | |
| 1915 | #346 | 292 | — | |
| 1914 | #332 | 251 | — | |
| 1913 | #334 | 208 | — | |
| 1912 | #344 | 180 | — | |
| 1911 | #329 | 145 | — | |
| 1910 | #340 | 134 | — | |
| 1909 | #323 | 123 | — | |
| 1908 | #361 | 99 | — | |
| 1907 | #338 | 106 | — | |
| 1906 | #339 | 97 | — | |
| 1905 | #349 | 92 | — | |
| 1904 | #342 | 91 | — | |
| 1903 | #355 | 79 | — | |
| 1902 | #389 | 64 | — | |
| 1901 | #397 | 55 | — | |
| 1900 | #369 | 84 | — | |
| 1899 | #371 | 61 | — | |
| 1898 | #396 | 60 | — | |
| 1897 | #379 | 58 | — | |
| 1896 | #355 | 67 | — | |
| 1895 | #384 | 53 | — | |
| 1894 | #422 | 43 | — | |
| 1893 | #387 | 48 | — | |
| 1892 | #373 | 51 | — | |
| 1891 | #423 | 35 | — | |
| 1890 | #358 | 51 | — | |
| 1889 | #381 | 40 | — | |
| 1888 | #387 | 39 | — | |
| 1887 | #390 | 31 | — | |
| 1886 | #387 | 31 | — | |
| 1885 | #413 | 25 | — | |
| 1884 | #520 | 16 | — | |
| 1883 | #423 | 20 | — | |
| 1882 | #475 | 15 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #492 | 12 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Willa was already there! It came in at #492, and was given to 12 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.
Where Willa is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#101 · 1 in 300
- Montana#144 · 1 in 404
- Nebraska#157 · 1 in 507
- Colorado#161 · 1 in 648
- Minnesota#162 · 1 in 651
Best ever in a state: #63 in Nebraska, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #101 | 9 | 1 in 300 |
| Montana | #144 | 7 | 1 in 404 |
| Nebraska | #157 | 14 | 1 in 507 |
| Colorado | #161 | 36 | 1 in 648 |
| Minnesota | #162 | 33 | 1 in 651 |
| Iowa | #186 | 17 | 1 in 692 |
| Wisconsin | #201 | 27 | 1 in 750 |
| Oregon | #207 | 17 | 1 in 768 |
| South Dakota | #233 | 5 | 1 in 610 |
| Idaho | #244 | 9 | 1 in 796 |
| Arkansas | #270 | 11 | 1 in 963 |
| Kansas | #286 | 11 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Missouri | #299 | 20 | 1 in 1,215 |
| Mississippi | #301 | 9 | 1 in 989 |
| Massachusetts | #302 | 19 | 1 in 1,265 |
| West Virginia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,015 |
| Washington | #313 | 23 | 1 in 1,255 |
| Tennessee | #315 | 25 | 1 in 1,283 |
| Alabama | #348 | 14 | 1 in 1,309 |
| Michigan | #351 | 25 | 1 in 1,429 |
| North Carolina | #360 | 30 | 1 in 1,549 |
| Oklahoma | #374 | 11 | 1 in 1,344 |
| Kentucky | #383 | 11 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Utah | #385 | 11 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Connecticut | #393 | 7 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Indiana | #396 | 17 | 1 in 1,642 |
| Pennsylvania | #403 | 27 | 1 in 1,729 |
| New York | #452 | 38 | 1 in 2,061 |
| New Jersey | #470 | 16 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Ohio | #473 | 23 | 1 in 2,055 |
| Louisiana | #477 | 9 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Georgia | #509 | 22 | 1 in 2,055 |
| Illinois | #541 | 18 | 1 in 2,463 |
| Virginia | #573 | 13 | 1 in 2,595 |
| California | #575 | 56 | 1 in 2,888 |
| South Carolina | #614 | 7 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Florida | #714 | 23 | 1 in 3,772 |
| Maryland | #840 | 5 | 1 in 3,997 |
| Arizona | #909 | 6 | 1 in 4,703 |
| Texas | #917 | 31 | 1 in 5,179 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#423 → #422)
- 73 spots since 2020 (#349 → #422)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#480 → #422)
- Biggest jump: 265 spots in 2012
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1963
Rise & fade · girls
52 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1932 at #273 (515 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 99 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 99 yrs · run 1880–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,822
- Highest: 1 in 1,822 girls born in 2020 were named Willa (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,166 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- Its best rank, #273 in 1932, was only 1 in 2,072 (0.05%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 17.2% of all girls named Willa (5,652) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 239 | #381 (1889) | #441 |
| 1890s | 527 | #355 (1896) | #385 |
| 1900s | 890 | #323 (1909) | #356 |
| 1910s | 2,669 | #311 (1918) | #335 |
| 1920s | 4,792 | #277 (1927) | #302 |
| 1930s | 4,441 | #273 (1932) | #296 |
| 1940s | 3,415 | #329 (1940) | #403 |
| 1950s | 2,118 | #506 (1950) | #648 |
| 1960s | 956 | #851 (1960) | #1,210 |
| 1970s | 333 | #1,781 (1970) | #2,486 |
| 1980s | 283 | #2,515 (1984) | #3,200 |
| 1990s | 404 | #2,307 (1999) | #3,078 |
| 2000s | 1,344 | #1,032 (2009) | #1,759 |
| 2010s | 5,652 | #356 (2019) | #603 |
| 2020s | 4,761 | #349 (2020) | #395 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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