Recorded 1925–2019 Girls' name Peak 1927 70 births

Willowdean — girls' name

70 babies named Willowdean in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s311930s322010s7
1930s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Willowdean was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

18 babies were named Willowdean in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willowdean

The Social Security Administration has registered 70 babies named Willowdean between 1925 and 2019, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Willowdean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willowdean performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Willowdean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willowdean 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 70 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.

Willowdean at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

70

Since 1925

95 years of records

Peak year

1927

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1925

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2019

Willowdean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1925

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1927)
18
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
05101520 201919351934193219311930192819271925 7

Willowdean by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
32 births that decade — 46% of Willowdean's all-time total
1920s311930s322010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willowdean?
70 babies have been named Willowdean since 1925. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1927 with 18 births.
When was Willowdean most popular?
Willowdean was most popular in the 1930s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
How long has the name Willowdean been used?
Willowdean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 95 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Willowdean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1925–2019 (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.