Meaning not yet researched.
Willie: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 147 in 2025. Its best rank was #11 in 1910.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #11 in 1910; #1,322 in 2025. About 94% of babies named Willie in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#1,322 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1910, at #11.
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Willie: US boys and girls given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 147 boys in 2025. Peak: #11 in 1910 · most boys in one year: 7,997 (1947).
In 2025, 147 US boys were named Willie, making it the 1,322nd most common boys’ name of the year, up 48 places from #1,370 in 2024. That is 9 more than the 138 boys named Willie in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #11, reached in 1910. The most boys given the name in a single year was 7,997, in 1947. For comparison, it was #774 in 2015 and #42 in 1950.
In 2025, 9 US girls were named Willie, making it the 10,870th most common girls’ name of the year, up 4,279 places from #15,149 in 2024. That is 3 more than the 6 girls named Willie in 2024. Its best rank for girls was #54, reached in 1909. The most girls given the name in a single year was 4,051, in 1919. For comparison, it was unranked (under five girls) in 2015 and #201 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Willie in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 668 babies with the name. In all, 596,385 US babies have been given the name, 25% of them girls and 75% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 105,807 babies named Willie.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 1,996 US boys were named Willie; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 294. In 2025 that was about 1 in 11,620 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Willie ranked highest in Mississippi in 2025, at #466 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Willy (4,053 babies since 1880), Wylie (6,865 babies since 1880) and Willia (3,866 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Willye, Willey and Willi are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Fred and William.
Meaning not yet researched.
We publish a meaning only with a cited source and a confidence label, and never generate one. Meanings are being researched for the most common names first.
Rare spellings summarised here: Willye (366), Willey (282), Willi (144), Wilie (10), Williaa (6).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 39 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 7 | #466 | #244 |
| Louisiana | 7 | #665 | #385 |
| Alabama | 6 | #763 | #298 |
| Tennessee | 9 | #770 | #821 |
| Florida | 16 | #908 | #455 |
| Ohio | 9 | #936 | #683 |
| Michigan | 7 | #993 | #714 |
| Illinois | 8 | #1,018 | #774 |
| Georgia | 8 | #1,085 | #472 |
| Virginia | 6 | #1,085 | #985 |
| California | 15 | #1,294 | #1,116 |
| Texas | 11 | #1,646 | #813 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #10,870 | 147 | #1,322 |
| 2024 | 6 | #15,149 | 138 | #1,370 |
| 2023 | 6 | #15,082 | 144 | #1,327 |
| 2022 | 10 | #10,349 | 176 | #1,167 |
| 2021 | — | — | 161 | #1,206 |
| 2020 | — | — | 215 | #995 |
| 2019 | 5 | #17,854 | 208 | #1,008 |
| 2018 | 5 | #17,992 | 228 | #930 |
| 2017 | 5 | #18,307 | 285 | #803 |
| 2016 | — | — | 294 | #797 |
| 2015 | — | — | 307 | #774 |
| 2014 | — | — | 331 | #726 |
| 2013 | 5 | #19,141 | 332 | #708 |
| 2012 | — | — | 369 | #647 |
| 2011 | — | — | 390 | #615 |
| 2010 | — | — | 388 | #628 |
| 2009 | 5 | #20,068 | 401 | #622 |
| 2008 | — | — | 460 | #566 |
| 2007 | 6 | #17,536 | 470 | #548 |
| 2006 | — | — | 507 | #511 |
| 2005 | — | — | 481 | #513 |
| 2004 | — | — | 492 | #498 |
| 2003 | — | — | 559 | #453 |
| 2002 | — | — | 569 | #438 |
| 2001 | — | — | 608 | #413 |
| 2000 | 7 | #13,109 | 610 | #407 |
| 1999 | — | — | 668 | #385 |
| 1998 | 8 | #11,106 | 739 | #354 |
| 1997 | 8 | #10,801 | 774 | #335 |
| 1996 | 11 | #8,122 | 800 | #328 |
| 1995 | 11 | #8,063 | 824 | #319 |
| 1994 | 17 | #5,707 | 941 | #292 |
| 1993 | 25 | #4,252 | 1,062 | #272 |
| 1992 | 22 | #4,681 | 1,212 | #237 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,579 | 1,319 | #224 |
| 1990 | 16 | #5,830 | 1,377 | #222 |
| 1989 | 38 | #2,929 | 1,460 | #202 |
| 1988 | 35 | #2,985 | 1,427 | #191 |
| 1987 | 42 | #2,490 | 1,479 | #186 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,679 | 1,490 | #178 |
| 1985 | 34 | #2,803 | 1,574 | #171 |
| 1984 | 54 | #1,943 | 1,606 | #166 |
| 1983 | 45 | #2,196 | 1,763 | #155 |
| 1982 | 56 | #1,921 | 1,959 | #144 |
| 1981 | 54 | #1,982 | 1,967 | #141 |
| 1980 | 63 | #1,765 | 2,167 | #130 |
| 1979 | 61 | #1,794 | 2,153 | #125 |
| 1978 | 67 | #1,613 | 2,135 | #121 |
| 1977 | 62 | #1,699 | 2,163 | #124 |
| 1976 | 83 | #1,315 | 2,132 | #121 |
| 1975 | 89 | #1,268 | 2,174 | #118 |
| 1974 | 105 | #1,114 | 2,223 | #119 |
| 1973 | 119 | #1,000 | 2,391 | #109 |
| 1972 | 131 | #943 | 2,596 | #109 |
| 1971 | 137 | #943 | 2,862 | #115 |
| 1970 | 167 | #826 | 3,137 | #103 |
| 1969 | 195 | #721 | 3,048 | #101 |
| 1968 | 205 | #682 | 3,109 | #96 |
| 1967 | 241 | #614 | 3,391 | #92 |
| 1966 | 280 | #570 | 3,546 | #93 |
| 1965 | 334 | #522 | 3,807 | #93 |
| 1964 | 406 | #479 | 4,148 | #90 |
| 1963 | 407 | #479 | 4,194 | #93 |
| 1962 | 469 | #444 | 4,541 | #89 |
| 1961 | 504 | #440 | 4,790 | #86 |
| 1960 | 590 | #392 | 5,238 | #81 |
| 1959 | 632 | #379 | 5,374 | #78 |
| 1958 | 698 | #347 | 5,693 | #70 |
| 1957 | 785 | #326 | 6,211 | #63 |
| 1956 | 931 | #290 | 6,525 | #58 |
| 1955 | 933 | #283 | 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 | #139 | 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 | #102 | 6,348 | #30 |
| 1933 | 2,449 | #93 | 5,983 | #32 |
| 1932 | 2,662 | #91 | 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 | #89 | 541 | #31 |
| 1881 | 229 | #94 | 498 | #30 |
| 1880 | 192 | #105 | 476 | #34 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).