Recorded 1918–1947 Girls' name Peak 1926 220 births

Willadene — girls' name

220 babies named Willadene in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s851930s881940s36
1930s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Willadene was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

18 babies were named Willadene in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willadene

The Social Security Administration has registered 220 babies named Willadene between 1918 and 1947, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willadene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1947. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willadene performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 88 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Willadene shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Indiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Willadene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willadene 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 220 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.

Willadene at a glance

Last recorded 1947

Total births

220

Since 1918

30 years of records

Peak year

1926

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1947

Active since

1918

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 1947

Willadene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1947–1918

Last recorded 1947
Peak year (1926)
18
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
05101520 1947194119361932192819241918 6

Willadene by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
88 births that decade — 40% of Willadene's all-time total
1910s111920s851930s881940s36

Willadene by state

Where Willadene concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Willadene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Indiana
5 2.3%
Indiana share of Willadene's total US births 2.3%

5 of 220 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willadene?
220 babies have been named Willadene since 1918. It was last recorded in 1947. The peak year was 1926 with 18 births.
When was Willadene most popular?
Willadene was most popular in the 1930s decade with 88 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Willadene most popular?
The top states for the name Willadene are Indiana (5 births).
How long has the name Willadene been used?
Willadene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 30 years of data through 1947.
What names are similar to Willadene?
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, 1918–1947 (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.