Boys' name · since 1914
Willey
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 282 babies named Willey, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willey sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 282 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Willey recorded 282 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1989.
- #10,971 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 282 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willey ranks #10,971 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,971 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 282
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willey's 282 recorded births place it above 75.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Willey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Willey splits its recorded history at 1934: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1937 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Willey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1989
- Peak year (1924)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 76 years of records
Willey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (82 births, 29% of the file).
1920s was Willey's strongest decade.
82 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Willey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
82 births
- 1930s
1930s
76 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 82 births (29% of all-time use).
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What to do with Willey's data
- Willey's decade-level peak was the 1920s (82 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1980s -- 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 Willey: 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 (~75 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, 1914–1989 (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 Willey 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.