How Many People Are Named Willene?
An estimated 848 people in the United States have the first name Willene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 76 years old, and Willene peaked in popularity in 1929 with 97 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willene 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 Willene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 76, Willene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1960.
Estimated Living Americans
848
About 1 in 404,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
76
years old
Peak Year
1929
97 births
Total Registered
2,928
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willene
Willene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,928 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willene as a female name
Ranked #10,587 in 1975
5 female births in 1975
Peak: 1929 (97 births)
Willene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willene span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 779 babies were registered. Willene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willene by Decade
How has Willene 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.
Willene by State
Birth registrations for Willene span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas. The lowest are in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri. On average, about 124 Willenes were registered per state.
Willene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willene
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willene?
We estimate approximately 848 people named Willene 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 404,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Willene a common name?
Willene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,928 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willene most popular?
Willene reached peak popularity in 1929, when 97 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willene is approximately 76 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willene a female name?
Willene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willene Smith, Willene Johnson, Willene 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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