Willie

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Willie is a given name of English, Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (20% of births). There have been 596,221 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 450,033 as boys and 146,188 as girls. Willie gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1947 and has since declined significantly. It is the #100 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 143
2023 150
2022 186
2021 161
2020 215
2019 212
2018 231
2017 290
2016 294
2015 307
2014 331
2013 337
2012 369
2011 390
2010 388
2009 405
2008 460
2007 476
2006 507
2005 481
2004 492
2003 558
2002 569
2001 608
2000 617
1999 668
1998 747
1997 782
1996 811
1995 835
1994 957
1993 1,087
1992 1,234
1991 1,333
1990 1,393
1989 1,498
1988 1,462
1987 1,521
1986 1,527
1985 1,608
1984 1,660
1983 1,808
1982 2,015
1981 2,020
1980 2,231
1979 2,214
1978 2,202
1977 2,225
1976 2,215
1975 2,263
1974 2,328
1973 2,510
1972 2,727
1971 2,999
1970 3,305
1969 3,244
1968 3,313
1967 3,633
1966 3,824
1965 4,143
1964 4,553
1963 4,597
1962 5,013
1961 5,292
1960 5,830
1959 6,007
1958 6,388
1957 6,997
1956 7,459
1955 7,561
1954 7,942
1953 8,213
1952 8,396
1951 8,499
1950 9,058
1949 9,449
1948 9,637
1947 9,678
1946 9,026
1945 8,806
1944 9,088
1943 9,174
1942 9,159
1941 8,388
1940 8,112
1939 8,261
1938 8,099
1937 8,425
1936 8,235
1935 8,697
1934 8,736
1933 8,431
1932 9,211
1931 8,560
1930 9,685
1929 9,935
1928 10,260
1927 10,853
1926 10,637
1925 11,071
1924 10,692
1923 10,628
1922 10,789
1921 10,239
1920 10,703
1919 10,993
1918 10,404
1917 9,132
1916 8,776
1915 8,475
1914 7,468
1913 6,024
1912 5,775
1911 4,129
1910 4,693
1909 3,724
1908 3,335
1907 3,362
1906 2,989
1905 3,067
1904 2,863
1903 2,468
1902 2,636
1901 2,195
1900 3,464
1899 1,894
1898 2,012
1897 1,969
1896 1,847
1895 1,795
1894 1,695
1893 1,530
1892 1,579
1891 1,301
1890 1,336
1889 1,196
1888 1,308
1887 969
1886 1,029
1885 926
1884 910
1883 738
1882 832
1881 727
1880 668