Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 1.500% 1.200% 0.900% 0.600% 0.300% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Willie (masculine)   Willie (feminine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 - - - -
2022 - - - -
2021 - - - -
2020 #989 0.012
- -
2019 - - - -
2018 #930 0.012
- -
2017 #802 0.014
- -
2016 #797 0.014
- -
2015 #774 0.015
- -
2014 #725 0.016
- -
2013 #707 0.016
- -
2012 #646 0.018
- -
2011 #614 0.019
- -
2010 #626 0.019
- -
2009 #622 0.019
- -
2008 #565 0.021
- -
2007 #547 0.021
- -
2006 #511 0.023
- -
2005 #511 0.023
- -
2004 #496 0.023
- -
2003 #453 0.027
- -
2002 #437 0.028
- -
2001 #412 0.029
- -
2000 #407 0.029
- -
1999 #385 0.033
- -
1998 #354 0.036
- -
1997 #335 0.039
- -
1996 #327 0.040
- -
1995 #318 0.041
- -
1994 #291 0.046
- -
1993 #272 0.051
- -
1992 #237 0.058
- -
1991 #224 0.062
- -
1990 #221 0.064
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1989 #202 0.070
- -
1988 #191 0.071
- -
1987 #186 0.076
- -
1986 #178 0.078
- -
1985 #171 0.082
- -
1984 #166 0.086
- -
1983 #156 0.095
- -
1982 #144 0.104
- -
1981 #141 0.106
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1980 #130 0.117
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1979 #125 0.120
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1978 #121 0.125
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1977 #124 0.127
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1976 #121 0.131
- -
1975 #118 0.134
- -
1974 #119 0.136
- -
1973 #109 0.148
- -
1972 #109 0.155
#938 0.008
1971 #115 0.157
#938 0.008
1970 #103 0.165
#822 0.009
1969 #101 0.167
#720 0.011
1968 #96 0.175
#678 0.012
1967 #92 0.190
#612 0.014
1966 #93 0.195
#570 0.016
1965 #93 0.201
#522 0.018
1964 #89 0.205
#479 0.021
1963 #93 0.203
#478 0.020
1962 #89 0.216
#444 0.023
1961 #86 0.222
#440 0.024
1960 #81 0.242
#391 0.028
1959 #78 0.248
#379 0.030
1958 #70 0.264
#347 0.034
1957 #63 0.284
#326 0.037
1956 #58 0.303
#290 0.045
1955 #54 0.317
#283 0.047
1954 #53 0.330
#243 0.056
1953 #49 0.352
#236 0.060
1952 #48 0.365
#228 0.063
1951 #45 0.378
#215 0.069
1950 #42 0.425
#201 0.076
1949 #41 0.439
#179 0.087
1948 #40 0.447
#168 0.096
1947 #42 0.431
#173 0.093
1946 #40 0.445
#159 0.105
1945 #31 0.512
#137 0.132
1944 #31 0.518
#138 0.139
1943 #36 0.494
#138 0.139
1942 #37 0.503
#133 0.149
1941 #36 0.520
#136 0.149
1940 #35 0.521
#128 0.164
1939 #33 0.556
#126 0.172
1938 #34 0.535
#121 0.177
1937 #32 0.569
#114 0.199
1936 #32 0.565
#108 0.206
1935 #30 0.592
#99 0.218
1934 #30 0.598
#100 0.221
1933 #32 0.586
#93 0.234
1932 #31 0.609
#90 0.241
1931 #31 0.558
#93 0.235
1930 #29 0.590
#87 0.259
1929 #29 0.597
#76 0.287
1928 #29 0.598
#74 0.288
1927 #27 0.600
#71 0.314
1926 #28 0.595
#73 0.310
1925 #27 0.619
#68 0.312
1924 #30 0.573
#68 0.308
1923 #30 0.589
#67 0.316
1922 #28 0.614
#70 0.311
1921 #34 0.570
#74 0.293
1920 #29 0.626
#74 0.307
1919 #23 0.684
#61 0.345
1918 #29 0.623
#70 0.322
1917 #31 0.599
#72 0.301
1916 #30 0.613
#73 0.287
1915 #30 0.617
#72 0.297
1914 #25 0.689
#66 0.346
1913 #24 0.701
#65 0.346
1912 #22 0.777
#61 0.386
1911 #14 1.032
#61 0.371
1910 #11 1.389
#56 0.428
1909 #13 1.230
#54 0.421
1908 #13 1.181
#59 0.387
1907 #13 1.241
#56 0.413
1906 #13 1.219
#59 0.393
1905 #13 1.244
#59 0.415
1904 #14 1.209
#61 0.406
1903 #14 1.124
#67 0.364
1902 #14 1.179
#64 0.382
1901 #16 1.119
#68 0.354
1900 #14 1.303
#58 0.425
1899 #18 0.945
#73 0.326
1898 #18 0.858
#71 0.320
1897 #18 0.944
#70 0.329
1896 #18 0.846
#76 0.300
1895 #18 0.846
#78 0.293
1894 #19 0.789
#75 0.300
1893 #19 0.729
#77 0.288
1892 #19 0.721
#78 0.281
1891 #21 0.676
#78 0.286
1890 #23 0.633
#77 0.287
1889 #25 0.595
#85 0.258
1888 #24 0.605
#79 0.276
1887 #27 0.540
#88 0.244
1886 #28 0.538
#88 0.252
1885 #29 0.530
#95 0.220
1884 #31 0.471
#93 0.241
1883 #34 0.421
#96 0.220
1882 #31 0.443
#88 0.252
1881 #30 0.460
#94 0.232
1880 #34 0.402
#105 0.197