Girls' name · since 1937
Williette
Williette has 127 recorded births since 1937 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
127 girls have been named Williette since 1937, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Williette recorded 127 times among girls since 1937, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1969.
- #24,539 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 1937
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Williette ranks #24,539 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 1937, peaking in the 1950s.
- #24,539 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 1937
- 1950s
- peak decade
Williette's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Williette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Williette's SSA record in two at 1955 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Williette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1969
- Peak year (1957)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Williette by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (59 births, 46% of the file).
1950s was Williette's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Williette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s
1950s
59 births
- 1960s
1960s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 59 births (46% of all-time use).
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- Williette's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 1960s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Williette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1937–1969 (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 Williette 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.