Will

Given to 46,610 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
—
recorded as girls
#1193
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
170
boys 170
Peak year
1882
666 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
46,610
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Will was most popular in 1882, when 666 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 170 babies were named Will, ranking #1193 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1882 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Will was most popular in 1882, when 666 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 170 babies were named Will, ranking #1193 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.024681880192019602000Peak 1882

Will was most popular in 1882, when 666 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 170 babies were named Will, ranking #1193 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 24%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 170 1193
2024 <5 — 153 1286
2023 <5 — 185 1137
2022 <5 — 178 1156
2021 <5 — 200 1067
2020 <5 — 235 935
2019 <5 — 217 981
2018 <5 — 242 894
2017 <5 — 239 899
2016 <5 — 277 823
2015 <5 — 270 831
2014 <5 — 313 754
2013 <5 — 315 740
2012 <5 — 352 671
2011 <5 — 357 662
2010 <5 — 396 622
2009 <5 — 457 577
2008 <5 — 432 585
2007 <5 — 457 563
2006 <5 — 473 533
2005 <5 — 503 492
2004 <5 — 452 528
2003 <5 — 433 535
2002 <5 — 403 549
2001 <5 — 389 550
2000 <5 — 447 510
1999 <5 — 422 505
1998 <5 — 339 578
1997 <5 — 268 632
1996 <5 — 280 620
1995 <5 — 266 635
1994 <5 — 248 659
1993 <5 — 268 628
1992 <5 — 252 651
1991 <5 — 295 593
1990 <5 — 289 590
1989 <5 — 277 589
1988 <5 — 241 605
1987 <5 — 233 593
1986 <5 — 204 625
1985 <5 — 201 615
1984 <5 — 204 592
1983 <5 — 223 564
1982 <5 — 262 527
1981 <5 — 233 560
1980 <5 — 271 516
1979 <5 — 273 505
1978 5 9750 232 544
1977 <5 — 226 556
1976 <5 — 224 538
1975 <5 — 224 535
1974 <5 — 224 533
1973 <5 — 207 542
1972 <5 — 185 585
1971 <5 — 207 564
1970 <5 — 230 532
1969 <5 — 192 566
1968 <5 — 213 520
1967 <5 — 167 585
1966 <5 — 205 531
1965 <5 — 196 547
1964 <5 — 235 511
1963 <5 — 242 515
1962 <5 — 200 557
1961 <5 — 225 529
1960 <5 — 225 527
1959 <5 — 207 545
1958 <5 — 183 572
1957 6 5377 217 524
1956 <5 — 192 547
1955 <5 — 158 583
1954 9 3967 207 503
1953 <5 — 209 486
1952 <5 — 211 484
1951 6 4833 191 490
1950 6 4738 224 445
1949 <5 — 220 449
1948 <5 — 238 434
1947 6 4764 209 466
1946 <5 — 207 442
1945 <5 — 191 431
1944 6 4054 235 396
1943 9 3249 205 439
1942 9 3194 221 413
1941 6 3954 226 382
1940 5 4349 209 396
1939 8 3145 226 377
1938 10 2730 231 371
1937 14 2196 230 355
1936 13 2263 233 353
1935 6 3742 305 311
1934 10 2741 215 370
1933 9 2868 224 362
1932 11 2644 242 357
1931 11 2581 237 364
1930 12 2552 259 354
1929 14 2301 277 333
1928 19 1961 323 312
1927 14 2433 300 330
1926 23 1772 333 310
1925 18 2119 367 299
1924 9 3393 354 304
1923 17 2169 370 291
1922 24 1730 358 301
1921 18 2120 373 291
1920 14 2463 368 294
1919 23 1698 373 273
1918 22 1754 363 279
1917 21 1708 339 281
1916 16 2028 362 262
1915 19 1738 362 249
1914 21 1385 319 238
1913 11 1883 280 222
1912 8 2144 256 213
1911 5 2463 230 146
1910 12 1335 278 113
1909 8 1607 267 99
1908 12 1203 274 96
1907 <5 — 260 96
1906 7 1553 253 92
1905 9 1298 286 85
1904 7 1486 287 81
1903 <5 — 293 74
1902 8 1320 359 64
1901 7 1339 364 53
1900 12 1106 603 43
1899 <5 — 414 48
1898 8 1263 475 48
1897 7 1263 491 44
1896 <5 — 508 44
1895 6 1426 485 44
1894 <5 — 559 39
1893 <5 — 538 37
1892 7 1171 607 34
1891 5 1332 520 34
1890 <5 — 613 30
1889 6 1147 631 30
1888 5 1276 707 28
1887 9 788 561 30
1886 6 993 642 27
1885 5 1047 625 27
1884 <5 — 650 28
1883 5 920 576 29
1882 7 740 666 25
1881 7 679 550 26
1880 <5 — 588 27

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Other spellings

Wil · 1,094 Wylee · 640 Wille · 407

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Where Will is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years