Recorded 1919–2008 Boys' name Peak 1958 144 births

Willi — boys' name

144 babies named Willi in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61930s51940s51950s321960s341970s191980s101990s172000s16
1960s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Willi was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Willi in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willi

The Social Security Administration has registered 144 babies named Willi between 1919 and 2008, spanning 90 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willi currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Willi shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 144 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Willi at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

144

Since 1919

90 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1919

Recorded for 90 years

Last year on file: 2008

Willi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1919

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 90 years of records
4681012 200819961987197219641960195619371919 6

Willi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
34 births that decade — 24% of Willi's all-time total
1910s61930s51940s51950s321960s341970s191980s101990s172000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willi?
144 babies have been named Willi since 1919. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
When was Willi most popular?
Willi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Willi been used?
Willi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 90 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Willi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1919–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.