Girls' name · since 1917
Willadean
Willadean has 901 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Yes -- Willadean is the #12030 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 901 recorded since 1917.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willadean has been recorded 901 times among girls since 1917, currently ranked #12030 nationally and more common than 30% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #8,070 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,030 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 901 born since 1917
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willadean ranks #8,070 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,030 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 901 born since 1917, peaking in the 1930s.
- #8,070 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,030 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 901
- born since 1917
- 1930s
- peak decade
Willadean's 901 recorded births place it above 88.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
How Willadean compares
901 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Willadean's all-time total is 140% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Willadean | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 901 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Willadean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Willadean's full recorded timeline at 1940, 27% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 73% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1956, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Willadean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Willadean by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (323 births, 36% of the file).
1930s was Willadean's strongest decade.
323 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Willadean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
310 births
- 1930s
1930s
323 births
- 1940s
1940s
147 births
- 1950s 68
1950s
68 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 2020s 21
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 323 births (36% of all-time use).
How Willadean compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Willadean's total volume
Willadean by state
Where Willadean concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 57 | 6.3% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 44 | 4.9% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 15 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
57 of 901 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Willadean's data
- Willadean's decade-level peak was the 1930s (323 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Willadeans (57 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willadean: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~108 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Willadean draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.