Willies — boys' name

What the Data Says About Willies

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Willies between 1919 and 1956, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willies currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1956. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willies performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Willies shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willies 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 85 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.