How Many People Are Named Willamae?
An estimated 81 people in the United States have the first name Willamae. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Willamae peaked in popularity in 1923 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willamae 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 Willamae paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Willamae is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
81
About 1 in 4,231,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1923
28 births
Total Registered
406
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willamae
Willamae is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 406 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willamae as a female name
Ranked #13,344 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1923 (28 births)
Willamae: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willamae span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 131 babies were registered. Willamae has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willamae by Decade
How has Willamae 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.
Willamae + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willamae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Willamae: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willamae?
We estimate approximately 81 people named Willamae 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 4,231,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Willamae a common name?
Willamae is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 406 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willamae most popular?
Willamae reached peak popularity in 1923, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willamae is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willamae a female name?
Willamae is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willamae Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willamae Smith, Willamae Johnson, Willamae 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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