Is Willia a boy or girl name?
Willia was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 85.8% of the 3,866 US babies named Willia were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Willia since 1882
- 3,866
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 101 babies
Boys and girls named Willia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 19 | 100% |
| 1890s | 5 | 98 | 95.1% |
| 1900s | 6 | 171 | 96.6% |
| 1910s | 20 | 459 | 95.8% |
| 1920s | 63 | 741 | 92.2% |
| 1930s | 52 | 692 | 93% |
| 1940s | 57 | 651 | 91.9% |
| 1950s | 94 | 353 | 79% |
| 1960s | 72 | 107 | 59.8% |
| 1970s | 67 | 20 | 23% |
| 1980s | 114 | 5 | 4.2% |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2010s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2020s | 0 | 0 | – |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 8 | #6,209 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 12 | #4,153 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,195 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 20 | #2,683 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 16 | #3,066 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,690 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,895 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,960 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 5 | #12,155 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,835 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,343 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,046 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 5 | #11,306 |
| 1976 | 7 | #4,925 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,447 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #4,180 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,860 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,958 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,955 | 10 | #5,536 |
| 1970 | 11 | #3,069 | 5 | #9,335 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,309 | 8 | #5,963 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,901 | 8 | #5,634 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,222 | 9 | #4,978 |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,462 | 6 | #6,552 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,532 | 11 | #4,199 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,581 | 16 | #3,378 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,640 | 11 | #4,268 |
| 1962 | 8 | #3,299 | 10 | #4,528 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 12 | #4,008 |
| 1960 | 6 | #4,032 | 16 | #3,207 |
| 1959 | 14 | #2,293 | 16 | #3,102 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,091 | 30 | #2,071 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,817 | 24 | #2,346 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,527 | 24 | #2,319 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,196 | 46 | #1,515 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,587 | 43 | #1,560 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,415 | 39 | #1,585 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,251 | 43 | #1,486 |
| 1951 | 8 | #3,061 | 40 | #1,501 |
| 1950 | 8 | #3,017 | 48 | #1,332 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,235 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,308 | 68 | #1,083 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,666 | 56 | #1,216 |
| 1946 | 8 | #2,915 | 56 | #1,147 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 82 | #839 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,860 | 71 | #917 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,086 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,517 | 77 | #896 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,499 | 55 | #992 |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,864 | 76 | #819 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 90 | #723 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,530 | 69 | #856 |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,010 | 50 | #1,001 |
| 1936 | 5 | #4,032 | 75 | #784 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,942 | 77 | #774 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,961 | 62 | #870 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,138 | 60 | #876 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2,843 | 67 | #853 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,752 | 70 | #817 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 72 | #846 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 71 | #848 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,688 | 94 | #735 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 81 | #816 |
| 1926 | 12 | #2,562 | 80 | #823 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,150 | 65 | #931 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,953 | 75 | #867 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,463 | 71 | #880 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,951 | 81 | #818 |
| 1921 | 5 | #4,963 | 57 | #1,002 |
| 1920 | 12 | #2,599 | 66 | #902 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 68 | #849 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 56 | #968 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,589 | 63 | #878 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,519 | 63 | #866 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 57 | #872 |
| 1914 | 10 | #2,268 | 28 | #1,174 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 41 | #829 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,054 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 26 | #851 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 32 | #767 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 23 | #867 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 20 | #911 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,034 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,099 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 26 | #712 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 14 | #999 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,075 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,134 | 29 | #620 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,135 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,427 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,392 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,008 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,092 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 12 | #998 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 13 | #929 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 11 | #996 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,177 | 5 | #1,649 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 12 | #907 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,208 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,094 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,023 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,274 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,025 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willia reached #1,134 in 1902. As a girl name, it reached #620 in 1902. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Willia
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.