How Many People Are Named Willette?
An estimated 1,207 people in the United States have the first name Willette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Willette peaked in popularity in 1965 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willette 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 Willette paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,207
About 1 in 283,972 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1965
62 births
Total Registered
2,123
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willette
Willette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 2,123 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willette as a female name
Ranked #19,074 in 2005
5 female births in 2005
Peak: 1965 (62 births)
Willette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willette span from the 1890s to the 2000s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 465 babies were registered. Willette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willette by Decade
How has Willette 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.
Willette by State
Birth registrations for Willette span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, New York, South Carolina. The lowest are in Texas, Ohio, Mississippi. On average, about 27 Willettes were registered per state.
Willette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Willette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willette?
We estimate approximately 1,207 people named Willette 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 283,972 Americans share this first name.
Is Willette a common name?
Willette is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,123 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willette most popular?
Willette reached peak popularity in 1965, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willette is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willette a female name?
Willette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willette Smith, Willette Johnson, Willette 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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