Boys' name · since 1919

Willies

85 babies named Willies in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#18,516 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade

Willies sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 85 recorded since 1919.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willies has been recorded 85 times among boys since 1919, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 1956.

  • #18,516 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 85 born since 1919
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willies ranks #18,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 85 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.

#18,516 of 45,481
all-time among boys
85
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Willies's 85 recorded births place it above 59.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Willies's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Willies's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Willies popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1956

Last recorded 1956
Peak year (1923)
9
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
45678910 19191921192319251933193619491956 5

Willies by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (47 births, 55% of the file).

1920s was Willies's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.

Willies births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 47 births (55% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willies? ▼
Willies has been given to 85 babies in the U.S. since 1919, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,516 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1956. 9 babies were born in 1923, its single highest year.
Where does Willies sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willies ranks #18,516 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Willies most popular? ▼
Willies was most popular in the 1920s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Willies been used? ▼
Willies has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 38 years of data through 1956.
What names are similar to Willies? ▼
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.

What to do with Willies's data

  • Willies's decade-level peak was the 1920s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- 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.

Keep exploring Willies

Nearby Names Like Willies

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Willies

William Boy
#9 4,199,696 births
Willie Boy
#1315 450,188 births
Willard Boy
#2718 77,658 births
Wilbur Boy
#3950 56,906 births
Willis Boy
#2539 52,336 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Perl
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Duilio
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Clebert
85 births · Peak 1919
Wister
85 births · Peak 1923
Arval
85 births · Peak 1922
Claborn
85 births · Peak 1917
Lorris
85 births · Peak 1918
Julus
85 births · Peak 1929

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Willies: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–1956 (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 Willies 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.