Is Will a boy or girl name?
Will is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 153 boys were named Will, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.4% of the 46,439 US babies named Will were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,283
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Will since 1880
- 46,439
- Most popular year
- 1888
- 712 babies
Boys and girls named Will, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 6,196 | 50 | 0.8% |
| 1890s | 5,210 | 33 | 0.6% |
| 1900s | 3,246 | 70 | 2.1% |
| 1910s | 3,162 | 158 | 4.8% |
| 1920s | 3,423 | 170 | 4.7% |
| 1930s | 2,402 | 104 | 4.2% |
| 1940s | 2,162 | 41 | 1.9% |
| 1950s | 1,998 | 27 | 1.3% |
| 1960s | 2,101 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 2,232 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1980s | 2,349 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 2,927 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 4,446 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 2,978 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 949 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 153 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 185 | #1,139 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 178 | #1,161 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 199 | #1,074 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 234 | #942 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 217 | #983 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 242 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 239 | #900 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 277 | #825 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 270 | #834 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 313 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 315 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 352 | #674 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 357 | #664 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 396 | #623 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 457 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 432 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 457 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 473 | #534 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 503 | #494 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 452 | #528 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 433 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 403 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 389 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 447 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 422 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 339 | #578 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 268 | #634 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 280 | #622 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 266 | #637 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 248 | #660 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 268 | #629 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 252 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 295 | #593 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 289 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 277 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 241 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 233 | #597 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 204 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 201 | #618 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 205 | #592 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 223 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 262 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 233 | #561 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 270 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 272 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 233 | #544 | 5 | #11,432 |
| 1977 | 226 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 224 | #539 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 224 | #537 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 224 | #535 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 207 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 185 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 207 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 230 | #533 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 192 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 213 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 167 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 205 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 196 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 235 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 242 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 201 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 225 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 225 | #530 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 207 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 183 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 217 | #525 | 6 | #6,072 |
| 1956 | 192 | #550 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 157 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 207 | #504 | 9 | #4,270 |
| 1953 | 209 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 211 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 191 | #491 | 6 | #5,399 |
| 1950 | 224 | #445 | 6 | #5,288 |
| 1949 | 220 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 239 | #434 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 209 | #467 | 6 | #5,284 |
| 1946 | 207 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 191 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 235 | #397 | 6 | #4,564 |
| 1943 | 206 | #439 | 9 | #3,484 |
| 1942 | 220 | #414 | 9 | #3,438 |
| 1941 | 226 | #382 | 6 | #4,409 |
| 1940 | 209 | #396 | 5 | #5,008 |
| 1939 | 226 | #378 | 8 | #3,420 |
| 1938 | 231 | #372 | 10 | #2,936 |
| 1937 | 230 | #355 | 14 | #2,313 |
| 1936 | 233 | #354 | 13 | #2,381 |
| 1935 | 305 | #311 | 6 | #4,191 |
| 1934 | 215 | #370 | 10 | #2,920 |
| 1933 | 224 | #362 | 9 | #3,106 |
| 1932 | 242 | #359 | 11 | #2,827 |
| 1931 | 237 | #366 | 11 | #2,746 |
| 1930 | 259 | #356 | 12 | #2,686 |
| 1929 | 277 | #333 | 14 | #2,433 |
| 1928 | 323 | #313 | 19 | #2,021 |
| 1927 | 300 | #331 | 14 | #2,548 |
| 1926 | 333 | #311 | 23 | #1,828 |
| 1925 | 367 | #299 | 18 | #2,189 |
| 1924 | 354 | #304 | 9 | #3,658 |
| 1923 | 370 | #291 | 17 | #2,261 |
| 1922 | 358 | #302 | 24 | #1,780 |
| 1921 | 373 | #291 | 18 | #2,193 |
| 1920 | 368 | #295 | 14 | #2,584 |
| 1919 | 373 | #273 | 23 | #1,740 |
| 1918 | 363 | #280 | 22 | #1,803 |
| 1917 | 339 | #282 | 21 | #1,772 |
| 1916 | 362 | #263 | 16 | #2,128 |
| 1915 | 362 | #249 | 19 | #1,797 |
| 1914 | 319 | #239 | 21 | #1,443 |
| 1913 | 280 | #224 | 11 | #2,030 |
| 1912 | 256 | #214 | 8 | #2,353 |
| 1911 | 230 | #149 | 5 | #2,860 |
| 1910 | 278 | #113 | 12 | #1,417 |
| 1909 | 267 | #100 | 8 | #1,757 |
| 1908 | 274 | #96 | 12 | #1,259 |
| 1907 | 260 | #97 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 253 | #92 | 7 | #1,720 |
| 1905 | 286 | #86 | 9 | #1,419 |
| 1904 | 287 | #81 | 7 | #1,655 |
| 1903 | 293 | #75 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 359 | #64 | 8 | #1,433 |
| 1901 | 364 | #53 | 7 | #1,461 |
| 1900 | 603 | #43 | 12 | #1,170 |
| 1899 | 414 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 475 | #48 | 8 | #1,376 |
| 1897 | 491 | #44 | 7 | #1,383 |
| 1896 | 508 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 485 | #44 | 6 | #1,590 |
| 1894 | 559 | #39 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 538 | #37 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 607 | #34 | 7 | #1,275 |
| 1891 | 520 | #34 | 5 | #1,532 |
| 1890 | 613 | #30 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 631 | #30 | 6 | #1,277 |
| 1888 | 707 | #28 | 5 | #1,468 |
| 1887 | 561 | #30 | 9 | #858 |
| 1886 | 642 | #27 | 6 | #1,104 |
| 1885 | 625 | #27 | 5 | #1,196 |
| 1884 | 650 | #28 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 576 | #29 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1882 | 666 | #25 | 7 | #809 |
| 1881 | 550 | #26 | 7 | #737 |
| 1880 | 588 | #27 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Will reached #25 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #737 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1880s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Will
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.