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
- 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
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 |
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 1997
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Mississippi#85 · 1 in 394
- Louisiana#119 · 1 in 527
- Alabama#126 · 1 in 630
- Georgia#142 · 1 in 784
- South Carolina#144 · 1 in 747
Best ever in a state: #2 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #85 | 38 | 1 in 394 |
| Louisiana | #119 | 51 | 1 in 527 |
| Alabama | #126 | 39 | 1 in 630 |
| Georgia | #142 | 64 | 1 in 784 |
| South Carolina | #144 | 27 | 1 in 747 |
| Arkansas | #168 | 17 | 1 in 862 |
| Florida | #190 | 78 | 1 in 1,101 |
| Tennessee | #201 | 29 | 1 in 1,196 |
| West Virginia | #243 | 5 | 1 in 1,855 |
| Illinois | #251 | 50 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Missouri | #293 | 15 | 1 in 2,293 |
| Ohio | #294 | 29 | 1 in 2,414 |
| New Jersey | #317 | 18 | 1 in 2,672 |
| Texas | #326 | 77 | 1 in 2,040 |
| Connecticut | #340 | 6 | 1 in 3,077 |
| Iowa | #343 | 6 | 1 in 2,709 |
| North Carolina | #353 | 19 | 1 in 2,474 |
| Kansas | #354 | 7 | 1 in 2,209 |
| Michigan | #355 | 21 | 1 in 2,824 |
| Indiana | #357 | 12 | 1 in 3,109 |
| Massachusetts | #393 | 8 | 1 in 4,535 |
| New York | #394 | 38 | 1 in 3,024 |
| Wisconsin | #403 | 8 | 1 in 3,592 |
| Minnesota | #454 | 6 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Virginia | #455 | 10 | 1 in 3,860 |
| California | #496 | 50 | 1 in 4,912 |
| Oklahoma | #503 | 5 | 1 in 4,022 |
| Maryland | #585 | 5 | 1 in 5,621 |
| Pennsylvania | #704 | 7 | 1 in 9,428 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
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| 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.
See more about Willie
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #11 (2,897 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 78 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 89 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–2018
- Highest: 1 in 67 boys born in 1910 were named Willie (1.5%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,620 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 16.1% of all boys named Willie (72,422) were born in this decade
- 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 1997
Top girls' names in 1997
Top boys' names in 1997
More about 1997
girls
1,740,710 girls got a published name in 1997; 1 in 217,589 of them was named Willie, which outranked 39.4% of the 16,163 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #9,017Zeana9
- #9,017Zitlaly9
- #9,017Zuleyka9
- #9,802Willie8
- #9,802Aaliayah8
- #9,802Aamina8
- #9,802Aaren8
- #10,836Aaisha7
- #10,836Aaleah7
- #10,836Aaleigha7
Tied with 1,033 names at #9,802; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,885,140 boys got a published name in 1997; 1 in 2,436 of them was named Willie, which outranked 96.9% of the 10,814 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.