Girls' name · since 1918
Willodene
Willodene has 241 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willodene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 241 have been recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Willodene recorded 241 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1942.
- #17,957 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 241 born since 1918
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willodene ranks #17,957 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 241 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,957 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 241
- born since 1918
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willodene's 241 recorded births place it above 75.17% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Willodene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Willodene's SSA record in two at 1929 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1920, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Willodene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1942
- Peak year (1928)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Willodene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (133 births, 55% of the file).
1920s was Willodene's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Willodene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 13
1910s
13 births
- 1920s
1920s
133 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 133 births (55% of all-time use).
Willodene by state
Where Willodene concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 44 | 18.3% |
44 of 241 births nationwide.
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- Willodene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Willodenes (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Willodene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1918–1942 (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 Willodene 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.