Unisex name · since 1901

Willer

87 babies named Willer in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,759 of 72,339
all-time among girls
87
born since 1901
1930s
peak decade

87 girls have been named Willer since 1901, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willer has been recorded 87 times among girls since 1901, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, 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 1901 to 1941.

  • #28,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 87 born since 1901
  • 1930s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willer ranks #28,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1901, peaking in the 1930s.

#28,759 of 72,339
all-time among girls
87
born since 1901
1930s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Willer's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Willer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Willer's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Willer popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1941

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1925)
12
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
468101214 19011918192319251931193519391941 5

Willer popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 1924 (Willer as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1924 5

Willer by decade

1930s is the heaviest window (31 births, 36% of the file).

1930s was Willer's strongest decade.

31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.

Willer births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 31 births (36% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willer? ▼
87 babies have been named Willer since 1901. All-time, it sits at #28,759 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1925 with 12 births.
Where does Willer sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willer ranks #28,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Willer most popular? ▼
Willer was most popular in the 1930s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
Is Willer a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Willer is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 87 births, and as a boy's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Willer been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Willer since 1901 -- 41 years through the most recent 1941 data.
What names are similar to Willer? ▼
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.

What to do with Willer's data

  • Willer's decade-level peak was the 1930s (31 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Willer

Nearby Names Like Willer

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Willer

Willie Girl
#10107 146,197 births
Wilma Girl
#3647 140,101 births
Willow Girl
#44 65,095 births
Willa Girl
#422 32,824 births
William Girl
#11934 16,029 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Willer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1901–1941 (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 Willer 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.