Recorded 1998–2018 Boys' name Peak 2011 52 births

Godswill — boys' name

52 babies named Godswill in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s62010s39
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Godswill was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

8 babies were named Godswill in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Godswill

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Godswill between 1998 and 2018, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Godswill currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Godswill performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Godswill shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Godswill in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 52 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Godswill at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

52

Since 1998

21 years of records

Peak year

2011

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1998

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2018

Godswill popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1998

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2011)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 20182017201620132012201120001998 7

Godswill by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
39 births that decade — 75% of Godswill's all-time total
1990s72000s62010s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Godswill?
52 babies have been named Godswill since 1998. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2011 with 8 births.
When was Godswill most popular?
Godswill was most popular in the 2010s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Godswill been used?
Godswill has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 21 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Godswill?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Godfrey, Godwin, Godric, Godson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2018 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.