Total births
29
Girls' name · since 1925
Willidean
Willidean has 29 recorded births since 1925 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 29
- total births
- 1925–1938
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
Willidean sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1925.
Willidean has 29 recorded births among girls since 1925, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1930s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 1938.
- 29 total births
- 1925–1938 years on record
- 1930s peak decade
- 55% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
29 girls have been named Willidean since 1925, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1938.
- 29
- total births
- 1925–1938
- years on record
- 1930s
- peak decade
- 55%
- born in that decade
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.
Willidean's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Willidean splits its recorded history at 1930: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1930 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1926 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Willidean at a glance
Last recorded 1938Peak year
1926
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1925
Willidean popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1938
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Willidean by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1930s was Willidean's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Willidean births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
13 births
- 1930s
1930s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 16 births (55% of all-time use).
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Willidean since 1925 -- 14 years through the most recent 1938 data.
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.
Keep exploring Willidean
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Willidean
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Willa Girl
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William Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1925–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Willidean: Baby Name Since 1925 - 29 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/willidean. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Willidean 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 June 2026.