Unisex name · since 1882
Willia
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 3,316 babies named Willia, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,316
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 3,316 have been recorded since 1882.
Willia has 3,316 recorded births among girls since 1882, 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 1882 to 1981.
- #3,378 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 3,316 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willia ranks #3,378 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,316 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3,378 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 3,316
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willia's 3,316 recorded births place it above 95.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Alabama.
Willia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Willia's full recorded timeline at 1930, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1928 peak of 94 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Willia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1981
- Peak year (1928)
- 94
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Willia popularity over time - boys
550 total births recorded since 1893 (Willia as boys' name)
Willia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (741 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Willia's strongest decade.
741 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Willia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 19
1880s
19 births
- 1890s 98
1890s
98 births
- 1900s 171
1900s
171 births
- 1910s
1910s
459 births
- 1920s
1920s
741 births
- 1930s
1930s
692 births
- 1940s
1940s
651 births
- 1950s
1950s
353 births
- 1960s 107
1960s
107 births
- 1970s 20
1970s
20 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 741 births (22% of all-time use).
How Willia 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 Willia's total volume
Willia by state
Where Willia concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 197 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 185 | 5.6% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 168 | 5.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 162 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 149 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 141 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 107 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 92 | 2.8% |
197 of 3,316 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Willia appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Willia's data
- Willia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (741 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Willias (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Willia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
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, 1882–1981 (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 Willia 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.