How Many People Are Named Willena?
An estimated 359 people in the United States have the first name Willena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Willena peaked in popularity in 1923 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willena 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 Willena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Willena is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
359
About 1 in 954,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1923
34 births
Total Registered
1,068
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willena
Willena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,068 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willena as a female name
Ranked #9,227 in 1990
9 female births in 1990
Peak: 1923 (34 births)
Willena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willena span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 236 babies were registered. Willena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willena by Decade
How has Willena 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.
Willena by State
Birth registrations for Willena span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Kentucky, Mississippi, Georgia. The lowest are in Missouri, Georgia, Mississippi. On average, about 21 Willenas were registered per state.
Willena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willena
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willena?
We estimate approximately 359 people named Willena 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 954,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Willena a common name?
Willena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,068 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willena most popular?
Willena reached peak popularity in 1923, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willena is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willena a female name?
Willena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willena Smith, Willena Johnson, Willena 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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