Willie

Given to 596,385 US babies since 1880

▼ Falling −31% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025
#10107
recorded as girls
#1315
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
156
girls 9 · boys 147
Peak year
1910
2,897 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
596,385
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), 1880–2025Willie was most popular in 1910, when 2,897 babies recorded as boys got the name (14.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 147 babies were named Willie, ranking #1315 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1910 (boys) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Willie was most popular in 1910, when 2,897 babies recorded as boys got the name (14.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 147 babies were named Willie, ranking #1315 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.051015201880192019602000Peak 1910 (boys)

Willie was most popular in 1910, when 2,897 babies recorded as boys got the name (14.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 147 babies were named Willie, ranking #1315 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 31%.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 9 10107 147 1315
2024 6 13477 138 1364
2023 6 13462 144 1323
2022 10 9680 176 1166
2021 <5 — 161 1200
2020 <5 — 215 992
2019 5 15539 208 1004
2018 5 15682 228 929
2017 5 15902 285 802
2016 <5 — 294 797
2015 <5 — 307 774
2014 <5 — 331 725
2013 5 16547 332 707
2012 <5 — 369 646
2011 <5 — 390 614
2010 <5 — 388 626
2009 5 17294 401 621
2008 <5 — 460 565
2007 6 15491 470 547
2006 <5 — 507 511
2005 <5 — 481 511
2004 <5 — 492 497
2003 <5 — 559 451
2002 <5 — 569 437
2001 <5 — 608 412
2000 7 11801 610 407
1999 <5 — 668 385
1998 8 10122 739 354
1997 8 9802 774 335
1996 11 7574 800 327
1995 11 7514 824 317
1994 17 5445 941 291
1993 25 4100 1,062 272
1992 22 4528 1,212 237
1991 14 6253 1,319 224
1990 16 5549 1,377 221
1989 38 2879 1,460 202
1988 35 2931 1,427 191
1987 42 2434 1,479 186
1986 37 2620 1,490 178
1985 34 2749 1,574 171
1984 54 1922 1,606 166
1983 45 2156 1,763 155
1982 56 1900 1,959 144
1981 54 1958 1,967 141
1980 63 1749 2,167 130
1979 61 1770 2,153 125
1978 67 1598 2,135 121
1977 62 1682 2,163 124
1976 83 1307 2,132 121
1975 89 1258 2,174 117
1974 105 1107 2,223 119
1973 119 995 2,391 109
1972 131 937 2,596 109
1971 137 938 2,862 115
1970 167 823 3,137 103
1969 195 720 3,048 101
1968 205 678 3,109 96
1967 241 612 3,391 92
1966 280 570 3,546 93
1965 334 522 3,807 93
1964 406 479 4,148 90
1963 407 478 4,194 93
1962 469 444 4,541 89
1961 504 440 4,790 86
1960 590 391 5,238 81
1959 632 379 5,374 78
1958 698 347 5,693 70
1957 785 326 6,211 63
1956 931 289 6,525 58
1955 933 282 6,629 54
1954 1,111 243 6,832 53
1953 1,157 236 7,056 49
1952 1,198 228 7,197 48
1951 1,276 215 7,226 45
1950 1,338 201 7,717 42
1949 1,532 179 7,916 41
1948 1,667 168 7,971 40
1947 1,683 173 7,997 42
1946 1,687 159 7,339 40
1945 1,777 137 7,030 31
1944 1,894 138 7,195 31
1943 1,994 138 7,178 36
1942 2,067 133 7,094 37
1941 1,860 136 6,526 36
1940 1,937 128 6,176 35
1939 1,952 126 6,308 33
1938 2,019 121 6,081 34
1937 2,194 114 6,231 32
1936 2,224 108 6,011 32
1935 2,370 99 6,327 30
1934 2,388 101 6,348 30
1933 2,449 93 5,983 32
1932 2,662 90 6,547 31
1931 2,597 93 5,963 31
1930 3,018 87 6,667 29
1929 3,318 76 6,616 29
1928 3,444 74 6,817 29
1927 3,884 71 6,969 27
1926 3,817 73 6,820 28
1925 3,947 68 7,124 27
1924 3,992 68 6,700 30
1923 3,963 67 6,665 30
1922 3,885 70 6,903 28
1921 3,748 74 6,492 34
1920 3,816 74 6,887 29
1919 4,051 61 6,942 23
1918 3,867 70 6,537 29
1917 3,381 72 5,751 31
1916 3,116 73 5,660 30
1915 3,041 72 5,434 30
1914 2,759 66 4,709 25
1913 2,264 65 3,760 24
1912 2,267 61 3,508 22
1911 1,637 61 2,492 14
1910 1,796 56 2,897 11
1909 1,549 54 2,175 13
1908 1,371 59 1,964 13
1907 1,394 56 1,968 13
1906 1,233 59 1,756 13
1905 1,285 59 1,782 13
1904 1,188 61 1,675 14
1903 1,014 67 1,454 14
1902 1,071 64 1,565 14
1901 901 68 1,294 16
1900 1,351 58 2,113 14
1899 806 73 1,088 18
1898 878 71 1,134 18
1897 818 70 1,151 18
1896 755 76 1,092 18
1895 724 78 1,071 18
1894 709 75 986 19
1893 648 77 882 19
1892 631 78 948 19
1891 562 78 739 21
1890 578 77 758 23
1889 488 85 708 26
1888 522 79 786 24
1887 379 88 590 27
1886 388 88 641 28
1885 312 95 614 29
1884 332 93 578 31
1883 264 96 474 34
1882 291 88 541 31
1881 229 94 498 30
1880 192 105 476 34

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Other spellings

Wiley · 18,794 Wylie · 6,865 Willy · 4,053 Willye · 366 Willey · 282 Willi · 144

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Where Willie is most popular

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

Recorded as girls 25% · boys 75% across all years