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
- 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
Rank among girls' names. Willa has never cracked the top 200 here.
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 | — | |
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 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Missouri#145 · 1 in 721
- Nebraska#169 · 1 in 909
- Arkansas#175 · 1 in 769
- Kentucky#177 · 1 in 843
- Oklahoma#179 · 1 in 886
Best ever in a state: #63 in Nebraska, 2019.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missouri | #145 | 36 | 1 in 721 |
| Nebraska | #169 | 10 | 1 in 909 |
| Arkansas | #175 | 23 | 1 in 769 |
| Kentucky | #177 | 31 | 1 in 843 |
| Oklahoma | #179 | 22 | 1 in 886 |
| West Virginia | #195 | 17 | 1 in 1,120 |
| North Carolina | #205 | 31 | 1 in 1,178 |
| Tennessee | #211 | 22 | 1 in 1,205 |
| Alabama | #224 | 24 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Georgia | #228 | 24 | 1 in 1,264 |
| Mississippi | #228 | 19 | 1 in 1,165 |
| South Carolina | #242 | 13 | 1 in 1,586 |
| Ohio | #249 | 20 | 1 in 2,427 |
| Kansas | #269 | 6 | 1 in 2,013 |
| Indiana | #298 | 8 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Florida | #315 | 6 | 1 in 2,165 |
| Illinois | #340 | 14 | 1 in 3,710 |
| Pennsylvania | #415 | 11 | 1 in 6,507 |
| Michigan | #428 | 6 | 1 in 6,645 |
| Louisiana | #454 | 5 | 1 in 4,279 |
| New York | #521 | 9 | 1 in 9,282 |
| Texas | #611 | 10 | 1 in 5,587 |
| California | #618 | 5 | 1 in 8,119 |
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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.
See more about Willa
- 1 spot since 2024 (#423 → #422)
- 73 spots since 2020 (#349 → #422)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#480 → #422)
- Biggest jump: 265 spots in 2012 (#981 → #716)
- Biggest drop: 188 spots in 1963 (#911 → #1,099)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1932 at #273 (515 births)
- Births halved by 1948, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 99 yrs · run 1880–1962
- 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
- 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.
Willa in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 2,627 of them was named Willa, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 177,777 of them was named Willa, which outranked 21.0% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).