Boys' name · since 1937
Willes
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 10 babies named Willes, peaking in 1937. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,813 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Willes sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 10 recorded since 1937.
Social Security Administration records show Willes recorded 10 times among boys since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1939.
- #35,813 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1937
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willes ranks #35,813 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1937, peaking in the 1930s.
- #35,813 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1937
- 1930s
- peak decade
Willes's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Willes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Willes's full recorded timeline at 1939, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births.
Willes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1939
- Peak year (1937)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Willes by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).
1930s was Willes's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Willes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Willes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~2 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, 1937–1939 (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 Willes 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.