Girls' name · since 1899
Willette
2,123 babies named Willette in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,123
- born since 1899
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,123 girls have been named Willette since 1899, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Willette has 2,123 recorded births among girls since 1899, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1899 to 2005.
- #4,531 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,123 born since 1899
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willette ranks #4,531 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,123 born since 1899, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,531 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,123
- born since 1899
- 1960s
- peak decade
Willette's 2,123 recorded births place it above 93.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by North Carolina.
Willette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Willette's SSA record in two at 1950 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Willette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1899–2005
- Peak year (1965)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Willette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (465 births, 22% of the file).
1960s was Willette's strongest decade.
465 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Willette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 27
1900s
27 births
- 1910s 144
1910s
144 births
- 1920s
1920s
226 births
- 1930s 183
1930s
183 births
- 1940s
1940s
240 births
- 1950s
1950s
412 births
- 1960s
1960s
465 births
- 1970s
1970s
264 births
- 1980s 119
1980s
119 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 465 births (22% of all-time use).
How Willette 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 Willette's total volume
Willette by state
Where Willette concentrates geographically, total births since 1899
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 101 | 4.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 68 | 3.2% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 62 | 2.9% |
| #4 | Florida | | 40 | 1.9% |
| #5 | California | | 21 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 20 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 12 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 11 | 0.5% |
101 of 2,123 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.
Willette appears in 14 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Willette's data
- Willette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (465 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Willettes (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
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, 1899–2005 (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 Willette 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.