First Names Starting with W

There are 1,120 first names starting with W in the SSA database, covering every registered U.S. birth from 1880 to 2024. Click any name to see a full profile with popularity charts, gender data, decade breakdowns, and state distribution.

1,120 names starting with W

Name Est. Living Total Births Peak Year Rarity
William 2,335,115 4,205,026 1947 Very Common
Walter 237,731 633,415 1918 Common
Wendy 220,971 263,112 1967 Common
Willie 219,365 596,221 1925 Common
Wayne 216,378 355,989 1947 Common
Wyatt 198,761 203,133 2017 Common
Wesley 194,485 245,260 2024 Common
Wanda 137,466 282,168 1957 Common
Whitney 97,124 103,403 1986 Uncommon
Warren 92,526 184,006 1921 Uncommon
Weston 68,126 70,515 2024 Uncommon
Willow 59,457 60,727 2021 Uncommon
Wade 58,641 75,720 1970 Uncommon
Waylon 48,882 49,881 2022 Uncommon
Walker 40,411 44,632 2022 Uncommon
Wallace 30,842 83,606 1923 Uncommon
Wendell 30,632 54,263 1940 Uncommon
Wilma 30,492 140,810 1925 Uncommon
Wilson 28,231 48,613 1918 Uncommon
Winston 23,493 32,123 2019 Uncommon
Willard 23,030 78,491 1915 Uncommon
Will 20,888 46,439 1888 Uncommon
Willis 18,317 53,105 1924 Uncommon
Willa 16,451 32,101 2019 Uncommon
Wilbert 15,991 40,173 1922 Uncommon
Winter 15,587 15,832 2022 Uncommon
Wren 14,125 14,363 2022 Uncommon
Wilbur 13,893 57,170 1918 Uncommon
Wendi 12,706 14,522 1970 Uncommon
Woodrow 10,856 39,144 1918 Uncommon
Wynter 10,159 10,278 2021 Uncommon
Wilfred 9,716 29,491 1920 Rare
Winifred 9,197 45,915 1918 Rare
Wiley 8,913 18,605 1921 Rare
Winnie 8,906 26,688 2024 Rare
Wilfredo 8,746 9,548 1980 Rare
Westley 8,582 9,720 2024 Rare
Whitley 8,260 8,482 1988 Rare
Wilder 7,813 8,042 2021 Rare
Westin 6,963 7,036 2023 Rare
Ward 6,761 15,067 1961 Rare
Wilmer 6,654 16,626 1920 Rare
Wrenley 6,152 6,187 2024 Rare
Weldon 5,946 14,226 1920 Rare
Wes 5,854 6,408 2024 Rare
Wells 5,590 6,201 2024 Rare
Winona 5,160 12,481 2024 Rare
Waverly 5,105 6,296 2021 Rare
Watson 4,501 6,491 2021 Rare
Wylie 4,495 6,622 2024 Rare