Unisex name · since 1913
Willett
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 127 babies named Willett, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Willett sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 127 recorded since 1913.
Social Security Administration records show Willett recorded 127 times among boys since 1913, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2023.
- #15,884 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 127 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willett ranks #15,884 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #15,884 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 127
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Willett's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Willett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Willett splits its recorded history at 1924: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Willett popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2023
- Peak year (1918)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Willett popularity over time - girls
34 total births recorded since 1921 (Willett as girls' name)
Willett by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (45 births, 35% of the file).
1910s was Willett's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Willett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
45 births
- 1920s
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 15
1940s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 45 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Willett's data
- Willett's decade-level peak was the 1910s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Willett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~110 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, 1913–2023 (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 Willett 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.