Recorded 1940–1940 Boys' name Peak 1940 13 births

Willkie — boys' name

13 babies named Willkie in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s13
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Willkie was born in this single decade.

1940
Single peak year

13 babies were named Willkie in 1940 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willkie

The Social Security Administration has registered 13 babies named Willkie between 1940 and 1940, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willkie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1940. The name reached its historical peak in 1940, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willkie performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willkie 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 13 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.

Willkie at a glance

Last recorded 1940

Total births

13

Since 1940

1 years of records

Peak year

1940

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1940

Active since

1940

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 1940

Willkie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1940)
13
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
13 1940 13

Willkie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
13 births that decade — 100% of Willkie's all-time total
1940s13

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willkie?
13 babies have been named Willkie since 1940. It was last recorded in 1940. The peak year was 1940 with 13 births.
When was Willkie most popular?
Willkie was most popular in the 1940s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1940.
How long has the name Willkie been used?
Willkie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 1 years of data through 1940.
What names are similar to Willkie?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1940–1940 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.