Recorded 1925–1938 Girls' name Peak 1926 29 births

Willidean — girls' name

29 babies named Willidean in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s131930s16
1930s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Willidean was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Willidean in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willidean

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Willidean between 1925 and 1938, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willidean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willidean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Willidean shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willidean 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 29 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.

Willidean at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

29

Since 1925

14 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1925

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1938

Willidean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1925

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19381931193019261925 6

Willidean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
16 births that decade — 55% of Willidean's all-time total
1920s131930s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willidean?
29 babies have been named Willidean since 1925. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Willidean most popular?
Willidean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Willidean been used?
Willidean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 14 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Willidean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1925–1938 (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.