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Willy Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Willy?

The rare name Willy was the 3,021st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Willy, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #980 in 1896.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1993 with 70 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Willy in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Willy occurred roughly during the years 1916-1920, 1945-1948, 1954-1958, 1975-1978, 1986-1990, 2005-2008, and 2015-2017.

Where is the name Willy popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a mid point.

Willy's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Willy has remained about the same.

The name Willy is very unique and will probably continue to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Willy (Girl)Willy (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 39 3,021
2017 < 5 -- 26 4,084
2016 < 5 -- 26 4,079
2015 < 5 -- 30 3,673
2014 < 5 -- 35 3,222
2013 < 5 -- 38 2,991
2012 < 5 -- 44 2,764
2011 < 5 -- 41 2,899
2010 < 5 -- 44 2,781
2009 < 5 -- 48 2,619
2008 < 5 -- 60 2,234
2007 < 5 -- 49 2,561
2006 < 5 -- 47 2,574
2005 < 5 -- 48 2,429
2004 < 5 -- 48 2,374
2003 < 5 -- 49 2,234
2002 < 5 -- 46 2,291
2001 < 5 -- 59 1,888
2000 < 5 -- 49 2,082
1999 < 5 -- 55 1,823
1998 < 5 -- 41 2,231
1997 < 5 -- 41 2,163
1996 < 5 -- 47 1,933
1995 < 5 -- 48 1,837
1994 < 5 -- 64 1,493
1993 < 5 -- 70 1,400
1992 < 5 -- 48 1,774
1991 < 5 -- 58 1,526
1990 < 5 -- 63 1,419
1989 < 5 -- 35 2,063
1988 < 5 -- 37 1,846
1987 < 5 -- 47 1,534
1986 < 5 -- 38 1,693
1985 < 5 -- 42 1,568
1984 < 5 -- 37 1,627
1983 < 5 -- 30 1,860
1982 < 5 -- 39 1,593
1981 < 5 -- 43 1,478
1980 < 5 -- 34 1,724
1979 < 5 -- 36 1,631
1978 < 5 -- 56 1,201
1977 < 5 -- 40 1,477
1976 < 5 -- 36 1,539
1975 < 5 -- 32 1,627
1974 < 5 -- 40 1,369
1973 6 8,401 48 1,200
1972 < 5 -- 29 1,646
1971 < 5 -- 29 1,665
1970 < 5 -- 33 1,492
1969 < 5 -- 28 1,567
1968 < 5 -- 40 1,216
1967 < 5 -- 26 1,537
1966 < 5 -- 32 1,371
1965 < 5 -- 47 1,095
1964 < 5 -- 41 1,218
1963 < 5 -- 46 1,150
1962 < 5 -- 57 1,023
1961 5 7,519 52 1,093
1960 < 5 -- 52 1,083
1959 < 5 -- 47 1,138
1958 < 5 -- 43 1,183
1957 < 5 -- 39 1,265
1956 < 5 -- 28 1,507
1955 5 6,709 27 1,505
1954 5 6,598 30 1,406
1953 < 5 -- 32 1,354
1952 < 5 -- 20 1,749
1951 < 5 -- 32 1,329
1950 < 5 -- 28 1,393
1949 5 6,048 22 1,614
1948 < 5 -- 39 1,159
1947 10 3,700 27 1,448
1946 < 5 -- 22 1,556
1945 < 5 -- 29 1,248
1944 8 3,682 31 1,211
1943 9 3,487 33 1,214
1942 5 5,368 24 1,465
1941 < 5 -- 28 1,275
1940 6 4,336 27 1,310
1939 < 5 -- 24 1,388
1938 < 5 -- 22 1,475
1937 < 5 -- 28 1,287
1936 < 5 -- 25 1,354
1935 < 5 -- 24 1,422
1934 < 5 -- 24 1,421
1933 7 3,740 23 1,453
1932 5 5,081 19 1,712
1931 < 5 -- 26 1,391
1930 < 5 -- 28 1,399
1929 < 5 -- 22 1,608
1928 < 5 -- 23 1,608
1927 7 4,278 18 1,956
1926 7 4,295 21 1,715
1925 < 5 -- 20 1,803
1924 < 5 -- 20 1,838
1923 5 5,724 17 2,019
1922 < 5 -- 17 2,038
1921 < 5 -- 14 2,374
1920 5 5,746 24 1,590
1919 < 5 -- 18 1,879
1918 < 5 -- 13 2,393
1917 < 5 -- 16 1,983
1916 5 5,148 11 2,538
1915 < 5 -- 16 1,875
1914 5 4,186 12 1,974
1913 6 3,176 6 2,810
1912 < 5 -- 10 1,741
1911 < 5 -- 7 1,531
1910 < 5 -- 6 1,586
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
1908 < 5 -- 8 1,111
1907 < 5 -- < 5 --
1906 < 5 -- 8 1,001
1905 < 5 -- < 5 --
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
1903 < 5 -- < 5 --
1902 < 5 -- 5 1,314
1901 < 5 -- < 5 --
1900 < 5 -- < 5 --
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
1898 < 5 -- < 5 --
1897 < 5 -- < 5 --
1896 < 5 -- 7 980
1895 < 5 -- < 5 --
1894 < 5 -- < 5 --
1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- < 5 --
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
1889 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1886 < 5 -- < 5 --
1885 < 5 -- < 5 --
1884 < 5 -- 5 1,122
1883 < 5 -- < 5 --
1882 < 5 -- < 5 --
1881 < 5 -- < 5 --
1880 < 5 -- < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.