Boys' name · since 1940
Willkie
Since 1940, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Willkie, peaking in 1940. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #32,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Willkie is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 13 have been recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Willkie recorded 13 times among boys since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1940.
- #32,371 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 13 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willkie ranks #32,371 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #32,371 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 13
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Willkie's 13 recorded births place it above 28.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Willkie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1940
- Peak year (1940)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Willkie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (13 births, 100% of the file).
1940s was Willkie's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Willkie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 13 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Willkie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1940–1940 (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 Willkie 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.