Willie
#10,107 for girls in 2025, 9 births · #1,315 for boys in 2025, 147 births
Given to boys 75.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1910 · 2,897 births
- Debut · boys
- 476 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 89 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 450,188since 1880
Willie over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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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 | #10,107 | 9 | #1,315 | 147 |
| 2024 | #13,477 | 6 | #1,364 | 138 |
| 2023 | #13,462 | 6 | #1,323 | 144 |
| 2022 | #9,680 | 10 | #1,166 | 176 |
| 2021 | — | #1,200 | 161 | |
| 2020 | — | #992 | 215 | |
| 2019 | #15,539 | 5 | #1,004 | 208 |
| 2018 | #15,682 | 5 | #929 | 228 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 | #802 | 285 |
| 2016 | — | #797 | 294 | |
| 2015 | — | #774 | 307 | |
| 2014 | — | #725 | 331 | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #707 | 332 |
| 2012 | — | #646 | 369 | |
| 2011 | — | #614 | 390 | |
| 2010 | — | #626 | 388 | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | #621 | 401 |
| 2008 | — | #565 | 460 | |
| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 | #547 | 470 |
| 2006 | — | #511 | 507 | |
| 2005 | — | #511 | 481 | |
| 2004 | — | #497 | 492 | |
| 2003 | — | #451 | 559 | |
| 2002 | — | #437 | 569 | |
| 2001 | — | #412 | 608 | |
| 2000 | #11,801 | 7 | #407 | 610 |
| 1999 | — | #385 | 668 | |
| 1998 | #10,122 | 8 | #354 | 739 |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | #335 | 774 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #327 | 800 |
| 1995 | #7,514 | 11 | #317 | 824 |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | #291 | 941 |
| 1993 | #4,100 | 25 | #272 | 1,062 |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | #237 | 1,212 |
| 1991 | #6,253 | 14 | #224 | 1,319 |
| 1990 | #5,549 | 16 | #221 | 1,377 |
| 1989 | #2,879 | 38 | #202 | 1,460 |
| 1988 | #2,931 | 35 | #191 | 1,427 |
| 1987 | #2,434 | 42 | #186 | 1,479 |
| 1986 | #2,620 | 37 | #178 | 1,490 |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | #171 | 1,574 |
| 1984 | #1,922 | 54 | #166 | 1,606 |
| 1983 | #2,156 | 45 | #155 | 1,763 |
| 1982 | #1,900 | 56 | #144 | 1,959 |
| 1981 | #1,958 | 54 | #141 | 1,967 |
| 1980 | #1,749 | 63 | #130 | 2,167 |
| 1979 | #1,770 | 61 | #125 | 2,153 |
| 1978 | #1,598 | 67 | #121 | 2,135 |
| 1977 | #1,682 | 62 | #124 | 2,163 |
| 1976 | #1,307 | 83 | #121 | 2,132 |
| 1975 | #1,258 | 89 | #117 | 2,174 |
| 1974 | #1,107 | 105 | #119 | 2,223 |
| 1973 | #995 | 119 | #109 | 2,391 |
| 1972 | #937 | 131 | #109 | 2,596 |
| 1971 | #938 | 137 | #115 | 2,862 |
| 1970 | #823 | 167 | #103 | 3,137 |
| 1969 | #720 | 195 | #101 | 3,048 |
| 1968 | #678 | 205 | #96 | 3,109 |
| 1967 | #612 | 241 | #92 | 3,391 |
| 1966 | #570 | 280 | #93 | 3,546 |
| 1965 | #522 | 334 | #93 | 3,807 |
| 1964 | #479 | 406 | #90 | 4,148 |
| 1963 | #478 | 407 | #93 | 4,194 |
| 1962 | #444 | 469 | #89 | 4,541 |
| 1961 | #440 | 504 | #86 | 4,790 |
| 1960 | #391 | 590 | #81 | 5,238 |
| 1959 | #379 | 632 | #78 | 5,374 |
| 1958 | #347 | 698 | #70 | 5,693 |
| 1957 | #326 | 785 | #63 | 6,211 |
| 1956 | #289 | 931 | #58 | 6,525 |
| 1955 | #282 | 933 | #54 | 6,629 |
| 1954 | #243 | 1,111 | #53 | 6,832 |
| 1953 | #236 | 1,157 | #49 | 7,056 |
| 1952 | #228 | 1,198 | #48 | 7,197 |
| 1951 | #215 | 1,276 | #45 | 7,226 |
| 1950 | #201 | 1,338 | #42 | 7,717 |
| 1949 | #179 | 1,532 | #41 | 7,916 |
| 1948 | #168 | 1,667 | #40 | 7,971 |
| 1947 | #173 | 1,683 | #42 | 7,997 |
| 1946 | #159 | 1,687 | #40 | 7,339 |
| 1945 | #137 | 1,777 | #31 | 7,030 |
| 1944 | #138 | 1,894 | #31 | 7,195 |
| 1943 | #138 | 1,994 | #36 | 7,178 |
| 1942 | #133 | 2,067 | #37 | 7,094 |
| 1941 | #136 | 1,860 | #36 | 6,526 |
| 1940 | #128 | 1,937 | #35 | 6,176 |
| 1939 | #126 | 1,952 | #33 | 6,308 |
| 1938 | #121 | 2,019 | #34 | 6,081 |
| 1937 | #114 | 2,194 | #32 | 6,231 |
| 1936 | #108 | 2,224 | #32 | 6,011 |
| 1935 | #99 | 2,370 | #30 | 6,327 |
| 1934 | #101 | 2,388 | #30 | 6,348 |
| 1933 | #93 | 2,449 | #32 | 5,983 |
| 1932 | #90 | 2,662 | #31 | 6,547 |
| 1931 | #93 | 2,597 | #31 | 5,963 |
| 1930 | #87 | 3,018 | #29 | 6,667 |
| 1929 | #76 | 3,318 | #29 | 6,616 |
| 1928 | #74 | 3,444 | #29 | 6,817 |
| 1927 | #71 | 3,884 | #27 | 6,969 |
| 1926 | #73 | 3,817 | #28 | 6,820 |
| 1925 | #68 | 3,947 | #27 | 7,124 |
| 1924 | #68 | 3,992 | #30 | 6,700 |
| 1923 | #67 | 3,963 | #30 | 6,665 |
| 1922 | #70 | 3,885 | #28 | 6,903 |
| 1921 | #74 | 3,748 | #34 | 6,492 |
| 1920 | #74 | 3,816 | #29 | 6,887 |
| 1919 | #61 | 4,051 | #23 | 6,942 |
| 1918 | #70 | 3,867 | #29 | 6,537 |
| 1917 | #72 | 3,381 | #31 | 5,751 |
| 1916 | #73 | 3,116 | #30 | 5,660 |
| 1915 | #72 | 3,041 | #30 | 5,434 |
| 1914 | #66 | 2,759 | #25 | 4,709 |
| 1913 | #65 | 2,264 | #24 | 3,760 |
| 1912 | #61 | 2,267 | #22 | 3,508 |
| 1911 | #61 | 1,637 | #14 | 2,492 |
| 1910 | #56 | 1,796 | #11 | 2,897 |
| 1909 | #54 | 1,549 | #13 | 2,175 |
| 1908 | #59 | 1,371 | #13 | 1,964 |
| 1907 | #56 | 1,394 | #13 | 1,968 |
| 1906 | #59 | 1,233 | #13 | 1,756 |
| 1905 | #59 | 1,285 | #13 | 1,782 |
| 1904 | #61 | 1,188 | #14 | 1,675 |
| 1903 | #67 | 1,014 | #14 | 1,454 |
| 1902 | #64 | 1,071 | #14 | 1,565 |
| 1901 | #68 | 901 | #16 | 1,294 |
| 1900 | #58 | 1,351 | #14 | 2,113 |
| 1899 | #73 | 806 | #18 | 1,088 |
| 1898 | #71 | 878 | #18 | 1,134 |
| 1897 | #70 | 818 | #18 | 1,151 |
| 1896 | #76 | 755 | #18 | 1,092 |
| 1895 | #78 | 724 | #18 | 1,071 |
| 1894 | #75 | 709 | #19 | 986 |
| 1893 | #77 | 648 | #19 | 882 |
| 1892 | #78 | 631 | #19 | 948 |
| 1891 | #78 | 562 | #21 | 739 |
| 1890 | #77 | 578 | #23 | 758 |
| 1889 | #85 | 488 | #26 | 708 |
| 1888 | #79 | 522 | #24 | 786 |
| 1887 | #88 | 379 | #27 | 590 |
| 1886 | #88 | 388 | #28 | 641 |
| 1885 | #95 | 312 | #29 | 614 |
| 1884 | #93 | 332 | #31 | 578 |
| 1883 | #96 | 264 | #34 | 474 |
| 1882 | #88 | 291 | #31 | 541 |
| 1881 | #94 | 229 | #30 | 498 |
| 1880 | #105 | 192 | #34 | 476 |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Willie was already there! It came in at #34, and was given to 476 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021–2025, when fewer than 180 boys a year got the name.
Where Willie is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Mississippi#5 · 1 in 26
- South Carolina#5 · 1 in 33
- Georgia#6 · 1 in 30
- Alabama#6 · 1 in 34
- Louisiana#7 · 1 in 58
Best ever in a state: #2 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #5 | 824 | 1 in 26 |
| South Carolina | #5 | 646 | 1 in 33 |
| Alabama | #6 | 859 | 1 in 34 |
| Georgia | #6 | 1,030 | 1 in 30 |
| Louisiana | #7 | 390 | 1 in 58 |
| Florida | #10 | 290 | 1 in 53 |
| Arkansas | #15 | 257 | 1 in 75 |
| North Carolina | #15 | 534 | 1 in 69 |
| Tennessee | #21 | 264 | 1 in 106 |
| Texas | #28 | 400 | 1 in 156 |
| Virginia | #31 | 165 | 1 in 148 |
| Kentucky | #66 | 94 | 1 in 304 |
| Oklahoma | #76 | 59 | 1 in 361 |
| New Mexico | #90 | 18 | 1 in 331 |
| Missouri | #111 | 46 | 1 in 635 |
| District of Columbia | #113 | 9 | 1 in 704 |
| Maryland | #124 | 14 | 1 in 963 |
| Arizona | #130 | 9 | 1 in 557 |
| Illinois | #151 | 51 | 1 in 1,155 |
| Ohio | #173 | 33 | 1 in 1,641 |
| West Virginia | #175 | 17 | 1 in 1,140 |
| Michigan | #180 | 25 | 1 in 1,841 |
| New Jersey | #188 | 11 | 1 in 2,471 |
| Kansas | #195 | 9 | 1 in 1,439 |
| New York | #195 | 39 | 1 in 2,404 |
| Indiana | #197 | 14 | 1 in 2,031 |
| Colorado | #211 | 6 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Pennsylvania | #244 | 20 | 1 in 3,839 |
| California | #293 | 16 | 1 in 3,294 |
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| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 · boys
Falling
- 49 spots since 2024 (#1,364 → #1,315)
- 323 spots since 2020 (#992 → #1,315)
- 541 spots since 2015 (#774 → #1,315)
- Biggest jump: 12 spots in 2011 (#626 → #614)
- Biggest drop: 208 spots in 2021 (#992 → #1,200)
Rise & fade · boys
30 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #11 (2,897 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 78 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 89 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–2018
Share of babies · boys
1 in 67
- Highest: 1 in 67 boys born in 1910 were named Willie (1.5%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,620 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · boys
The 1940s
- 16.1% of all boys named Willie (72,422) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Never flipped
- The majority has never changed
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,906 | #24 (1888) | #29 |
| 1890s | 9,849 | #18 (1897) | #19 |
| 1900s | 17,746 | #13 (1909) | #14 |
| 1910s | 47,690 | #11 (1910) | #24 |
| 1920s | 67,993 | #27 (1925) | #29 |
| 1930s | 62,466 | #29 (1930) | #31 |
| 1940s | 72,422 | #31 (1944) | #37 |
| 1950s | 66,460 | #42 (1950) | #56 |
| 1960s | 39,812 | #81 (1960) | #91 |
| 1970s | 23,966 | #103 (1970) | #116 |
| 1980s | 16,892 | #130 (1980) | #166 |
| 1990s | 9,716 | #221 (1990) | #296 |
| 2000s | 5,157 | #407 (2000) | #496 |
| 2010s | 3,132 | #614 (2011) | #762 |
| 2020s | 981 | #992 (2020) | #1,227 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Willie in 1940
girls
#128
1,937 births · 1 in 590 girls
boys
#35
6,176 births · 1 in 188 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 590 of them was named Willie, which outranked 97.5% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Willie
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 188 of them was named Willie, which outranked 99.1% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Willie
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.