Girls' name · since 1893
Willetta
Willetta has 1,880 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,880
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willetta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,880 have been recorded since 1893.
Willetta has 1,880 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 1992.
- #4,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,880 born since 1893
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willetta ranks #4,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,880 born since 1893, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,885 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,880
- born since 1893
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willetta's 1,880 recorded births place it above 93.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Missouri.
Willetta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Willetta splits its recorded history at 1943: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 52 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Willetta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–1992
- Peak year (1922)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Willetta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (357 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Willetta's strongest decade.
357 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Willetta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 37
1890s
37 births
- 1900s 55
1900s
55 births
- 1910s
1910s
282 births
- 1920s
1920s
357 births
- 1930s
1930s
292 births
- 1940s
1940s
270 births
- 1950s
1950s
233 births
- 1960s
1960s
188 births
- 1970s 91
1970s
91 births
- 1980s 70
1980s
70 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 357 births (19% of all-time use).
How Willetta 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 Willetta's total volume
Willetta by state
Where Willetta concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Missouri | | 42 | 2.2% |
| #2 | Kentucky | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 32 | 1.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 19 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 6 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Oklahoma | | 5 | 0.3% |
42 of 1,880 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Willetta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (357 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Missouri records the most Willettas (42 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Missouri names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willetta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~99 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, 1893–1992 (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 Willetta 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.