How Many People Are Named Wil?
An estimated 1,059 people in the United States have the first name Wil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Wil peaked in popularity in 2005 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wil as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,059
About 1 in 323,658 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2005
48 births
Total Registered
1,089
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wil
Wil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,089 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wil as a male name
Ranked #10,818 in 2024
7 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (48 births)
Wil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wil span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 358 babies were registered. Wil has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wil by Decade
How has Wil tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wil by State
Birth registrations for Wil span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Ohio, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, California. On average, about 8 Wils were registered per state.
Wil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wil
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wil?
We estimate approximately 1,059 people named Wil are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 323,658 Americans share this first name.
Is Wil a common name?
Wil is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,089 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wil most popular?
Wil reached peak popularity in 2005, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wil is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wil a male name?
Wil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wil Smith, Wil Johnson, Wil Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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