How Many People Are Named Willies?
An estimated 15 people in the United States have the first name Willies. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 81 years old, and Willies peaked in popularity in 1923 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willies 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 Willies paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 81, Willies is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1955.
- Willies is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
15
About 1 in 22,850,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
81
years old
Peak Year
1923
9 births
Total Registered
85
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willies
Willies is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 85 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Willies as a male name
Ranked #4,446 in 1956
5 male births in 1956
Peak: 1923 (9 births)
Willies: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willies span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 47 babies were registered. Willies has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Willies by Decade
How has Willies 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.
Willies + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willies as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willies
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willies: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willies?
We estimate approximately 15 people named Willies 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 22,850,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Willies a common name?
Willies is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 35.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 85 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willies most popular?
Willies reached peak popularity in 1923, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willies is approximately 81 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willies a male name?
Willies is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willies Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willies Smith, Willies Johnson, Willies 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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