How Many People Are Named Willet?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Willet. It is predominantly male (94.0%). The average bearer is 96 years old, and Willet peaked in popularity in 1922 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willet 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 Willet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 96, Willet is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1940.
- Willet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.0% confidence
Average Age
96
years old
Peak Year
1922
11 births
Total Registered
100
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willet
Willet is predominantly male (94.0%), though 6 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Willet as a male name
Ranked #3,925 in 1940
5 male births in 1940
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Willet as a female name
Ranked #4,996 in 1922
6 female births in 1922
Peak: 1922 (6 births)
Willet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willet span from the 1910s to the 1940s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 44 babies were registered. Willet has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willet by Decade
How has Willet 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.
Willet by State
Willet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willet
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willet?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Willet 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 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Willet a common name?
Willet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 100 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willet most popular?
Willet reached peak popularity in 1922, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willet is approximately 96 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willet a male name?
Willet is predominantly male. 94.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willet Smith, Willet Johnson, Willet 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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