Willie Boy
How popular is Willie?
#1,315 boy name in 2025
147 baby boys were named Willie in the US in 2025, making it the 1315th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
Willie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,315 for boys (▲ 49 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 147 boys, 9 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-52% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #774 in 2015, #992 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1947 (7,997 boys) |
| Highest rank | #11 in 1910 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 98% boys, 2% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Willie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Willie family of names ranked #534 for boys in 2025 (#537 the year before), with 548 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Willie | 147 | 27% |
| Wiley | 165 | 30% |
| Wylie | 175 | 32% |
| Willy | 27 | 5% |
| Wylee | 28 | 5% |
| Wyley | 6 | 1% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Willie is most popular
Babies named Willie per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Mississippi: 0.4 per 1,000 (25 boys)
- Georgia: 0.2 per 1,000 (63 boys)
- Alabama: 0.2 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Florida: 0.2 per 1,000 (76 boys)
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (32 boys)
Willie by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,906 | #24 |
| 1890s | 9,849 | #18 |
| 1900s | 17,746 | #13 |
| 1910s | 47,690 | #11 |
| 1920s | 67,993 | #27 |
| 1930s | 62,466 | #29 |
| 1940s | 72,422 | #31 |
| 1950s | 66,460 | #42 |
| 1960s | 39,812 | #81 |
| 1970s | 23,966 | #103 |
| 1980s | 16,892 | #130 |
| 1990s | 9,716 | #221 |
| 2000s | 5,157 | #407 |
| 2010s | 3,132 | #614 |
| 2020s | 981 | #992 |
Boy names about as popular as Willie
Questions
- Is Willie a boy or girl name?
- Willie is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 98% of babies named Willie were boys.
- How popular is the name Willie?
- 147 baby boys were named Willie in the US in 2025, making it the 1315th most popular boy name. Another 9 girls got the name (#10,104 for girls).
- When was Willie most popular?
- Willie peaked in 1947, when 7,997 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #11 in 1910.
- How many people are named Willie?
- 596,385 babies have been named Willie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 212,720 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 69.
- Where is Willie most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Willie was most common in Mississippi, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.