Recorded 1913–1929 Girls' name Peak 1917 23 births

Willabelle — girls' name

23 babies named Willabelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s181920s5
1910s
Peak decade

78% of everyone ever named Willabelle was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Willabelle in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willabelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Willabelle between 1913 and 1929, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willabelle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willabelle performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Willabelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willabelle 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 23 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.

Willabelle at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

23

Since 1913

17 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1913

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1929

Willabelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1913

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
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Willabelle by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
18 births that decade — 78% of Willabelle's all-time total
1910s181920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willabelle?
23 babies have been named Willabelle since 1913. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Willabelle most popular?
Willabelle was most popular in the 1910s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Willabelle been used?
Willabelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 17 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Willabelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1913–1929 (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.