How Many People Are Named Willeen?
An estimated 44 people in the United States have the first name Willeen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 71 years old, and Willeen peaked in popularity in 1926 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willeen 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 Willeen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 71, Willeen is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1965.
- Willeen is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
44
About 1 in 7,789,871 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
71
years old
Peak Year
1926
9 births
Total Registered
127
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willeen
Willeen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 127 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willeen as a female name
Ranked #9,778 in 1973
5 female births in 1973
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Willeen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willeen span from the 1910s to the 1970s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 32 babies were registered. While Willeen is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Willeen by Decade
How has Willeen 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.
Willeen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willeen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willeen
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willeen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willeen?
We estimate approximately 44 people named Willeen 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 7,789,871 Americans share this first name.
Is Willeen a common name?
Willeen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 127 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willeen most popular?
Willeen reached peak popularity in 1926, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willeen is approximately 71 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willeen a female name?
Willeen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willeen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willeen Smith, Willeen Johnson, Willeen 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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