Girls' name · since 1884
Willena
1,068 babies named Willena in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,068
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,068 girls have been named Willena since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willena has been recorded 1,068 times among girls since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1990.
- #7,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,068 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willena ranks #7,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,068 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,068
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willena's 1,068 recorded births place it above 90.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Kentucky.
Willena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Willena's full recorded timeline at 1947, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1884, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 34 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Willena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1990
- Peak year (1923)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Willena by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (236 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Willena's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Willena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s
1910s
160 births
- 1920s
1920s
236 births
- 1930s
1930s
189 births
- 1940s
1940s
145 births
- 1950s
1950s
117 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s 9
1990s
9 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 236 births (22% of all-time use).
How Willena 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 Willena's total volume
Willena by state
Where Willena concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 37 | 3.5% |
| #2 | Mississippi | | 22 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 18 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 6 | 0.6% |
37 of 1,068 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Willena's data
- Willena's decade-level peak was the 1920s (236 total births); usage has since declined to 9 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Willenas (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1884–1990 (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 Willena 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.