How Many People Are Named Willisa?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Willisa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Willisa peaked in popularity in 1970 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Willisa 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 Willisa paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Willisa 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
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1970
6 births
Total Registered
11
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Willisa
Willisa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 11 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Willisa as a female name
Ranked #7,976 in 1970
6 female births in 1970
Peak: 1970 (6 births)
Willisa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Willisa span from the 1960s to the 1970s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 6 babies were registered. Willisa remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Willisa by Decade
How has Willisa 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.
Willisa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Willisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Willisa
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Willisa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Willisa?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Willisa 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 Willisa a common name?
Willisa is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 11 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Willisa most popular?
Willisa reached peak popularity in 1970, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Willisa is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Willisa a female name?
Willisa is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Willisa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Willisa Smith, Willisa Johnson, Willisa 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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