Recorded 1918–1973 Girls' name Peak 1926 127 births

Willeen — girls' name

127 babies named Willeen 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.

1910s51920s321930s291940s231950s201960s51970s13
1920s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Willeen was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Willeen in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willeen

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Willeen between 1918 and 1973, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willeen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willeen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Willeen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willeen 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 127 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.

Willeen at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

127

Since 1918

56 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1918

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1973

Willeen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1918

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
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Willeen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
32 births that decade — 25% of Willeen's all-time total
1910s51920s321930s291940s231950s201960s51970s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willeen?
127 babies have been named Willeen since 1918. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1926 with 9 births.
When was Willeen most popular?
Willeen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Willeen been used?
Willeen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 56 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Willeen?
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, 1918–1973 (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.