Recorded 1974–2022 Girls' name Peak 2021 36 births

Willamena — girls' name

36 babies named Willamena in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s52000s52010s102020s16
2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Willamena was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Willamena in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willamena

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Willamena between 1974 and 2022, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willamena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willamena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Willamena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willamena 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 36 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.

Willamena at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

36

Since 1974

49 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1974

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2022

Willamena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1974

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
456789 202220212018201620081974 5

Willamena by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
16 births that decade — 44% of Willamena's all-time total
1970s52000s52010s102020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willamena?
36 babies have been named Willamena since 1974. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Willamena most popular?
Willamena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Willamena been used?
Willamena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 49 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Willamena?
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, 1974–2022 (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.