Girls' name · since 1901
Willye
Willye has 366 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 366 recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willye has been recorded 366 times among girls since 1901, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 1959.
- #14,275 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 366 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willye ranks #14,275 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 366 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,275 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 366
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Willye's 366 recorded births place it above 80.26% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Mississippi.
Willye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Willye'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 1907, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Willye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–1959
- Peak year (1923)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Willye by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (99 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Willye's strongest decade.
99 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Willye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
81 births
- 1920s
1920s
99 births
- 1930s
1930s
49 births
- 1940s
1940s
86 births
- 1950s 31
1950s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 99 births (27% of all-time use).
Willye by state
Where Willye concentrates geographically, total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mississippi | | 50 | 13.7% |
50 of 366 births nationwide.
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What to do with Willye's data
- Willye's decade-level peak was the 1920s (99 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Mississippi records the most Willyes (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Mississippi names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Willye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1901–1959 (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 Willye 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.