Is Willie a boy or girl name?
Willie is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 6 girls and 137 boys were named Willie, so 4.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 24.5% of the 596,221 US babies named Willie were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,375
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,100
- Babies named Willie since 1880
- 596,221
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 11,071 babies
Boys and girls named Willie, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5,906 | 3,397 | 36.5% |
| 1890s | 9,849 | 7,109 | 41.9% |
| 1900s | 17,746 | 12,357 | 41% |
| 1910s | 47,690 | 28,179 | 37.1% |
| 1920s | 67,993 | 37,814 | 35.7% |
| 1930s | 62,467 | 23,873 | 27.6% |
| 1940s | 72,419 | 18,098 | 20% |
| 1950s | 66,461 | 10,059 | 13.1% |
| 1960s | 39,811 | 3,631 | 8.4% |
| 1970s | 23,967 | 1,021 | 4.1% |
| 1980s | 16,892 | 458 | 2.6% |
| 1990s | 9,715 | 132 | 1.3% |
| 2000s | 5,155 | 18 | 0.3% |
| 2010s | 3,129 | 20 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 833 | 22 | 2.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 137 | #1,375 | 6 | #15,100 |
| 2023 | 144 | #1,326 | 6 | #15,065 |
| 2022 | 176 | #1,167 | 10 | #10,342 |
| 2021 | 161 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 215 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 207 | #1,011 | 5 | #17,842 |
| 2018 | 226 | #932 | 5 | #17,988 |
| 2017 | 285 | #803 | 5 | #18,301 |
| 2016 | 294 | #797 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 307 | #774 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 331 | #725 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 332 | #708 | 5 | #19,138 |
| 2012 | 369 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 390 | #615 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 388 | #628 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 400 | #625 | 5 | #20,067 |
| 2008 | 460 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 470 | #548 | 6 | #17,534 |
| 2006 | 507 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 481 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 492 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 558 | #453 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 569 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 608 | #413 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 610 | #407 | 7 | #13,109 |
| 1999 | 668 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 739 | #354 | 8 | #11,106 |
| 1997 | 774 | #335 | 8 | #10,801 |
| 1996 | 800 | #328 | 11 | #8,122 |
| 1995 | 824 | #319 | 11 | #8,063 |
| 1994 | 940 | #292 | 17 | #5,707 |
| 1993 | 1,062 | #272 | 25 | #4,252 |
| 1992 | 1,212 | #237 | 22 | #4,681 |
| 1991 | 1,319 | #224 | 14 | #6,579 |
| 1990 | 1,377 | #222 | 16 | #5,830 |
| 1989 | 1,460 | #202 | 38 | #2,929 |
| 1988 | 1,427 | #191 | 35 | #2,984 |
| 1987 | 1,479 | #186 | 42 | #2,489 |
| 1986 | 1,490 | #178 | 37 | #2,679 |
| 1985 | 1,574 | #171 | 34 | #2,803 |
| 1984 | 1,606 | #166 | 54 | #1,943 |
| 1983 | 1,763 | #156 | 45 | #2,197 |
| 1982 | 1,959 | #144 | 56 | #1,921 |
| 1981 | 1,966 | #141 | 54 | #1,982 |
| 1980 | 2,168 | #130 | 63 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 2,153 | #125 | 61 | #1,794 |
| 1978 | 2,135 | #121 | 67 | #1,613 |
| 1977 | 2,163 | #124 | 62 | #1,699 |
| 1976 | 2,132 | #121 | 83 | #1,315 |
| 1975 | 2,174 | #118 | 89 | #1,269 |
| 1974 | 2,223 | #119 | 105 | #1,114 |
| 1973 | 2,391 | #109 | 119 | #1,000 |
| 1972 | 2,596 | #109 | 131 | #943 |
| 1971 | 2,862 | #115 | 137 | #943 |
| 1970 | 3,138 | #103 | 167 | #826 |
| 1969 | 3,049 | #101 | 195 | #721 |
| 1968 | 3,108 | #96 | 205 | #681 |
| 1967 | 3,392 | #92 | 241 | #614 |
| 1966 | 3,544 | #93 | 280 | #570 |
| 1965 | 3,808 | #93 | 335 | #522 |
| 1964 | 4,148 | #91 | 405 | #480 |
| 1963 | 4,190 | #93 | 407 | #479 |
| 1962 | 4,544 | #89 | 469 | #444 |
| 1961 | 4,788 | #86 | 504 | #440 |
| 1960 | 5,240 | #81 | 590 | #391 |
| 1959 | 5,375 | #78 | 632 | #379 |
| 1958 | 5,690 | #70 | 698 | #347 |
| 1957 | 6,212 | #63 | 785 | #326 |
| 1956 | 6,528 | #58 | 931 | #290 |
| 1955 | 6,628 | #54 | 933 | #283 |
| 1954 | 6,831 | #53 | 1,111 | #243 |
| 1953 | 7,057 | #49 | 1,156 | #237 |
| 1952 | 7,196 | #48 | 1,200 | #228 |
| 1951 | 7,224 | #45 | 1,275 | #215 |
| 1950 | 7,720 | #42 | 1,338 | #201 |
| 1949 | 7,917 | #41 | 1,532 | #179 |
| 1948 | 7,970 | #40 | 1,667 | #168 |
| 1947 | 7,995 | #42 | 1,683 | #173 |
| 1946 | 7,339 | #40 | 1,687 | #159 |
| 1945 | 7,029 | #31 | 1,777 | #137 |
| 1944 | 7,194 | #31 | 1,894 | #138 |
| 1943 | 7,180 | #36 | 1,994 | #139 |
| 1942 | 7,092 | #37 | 2,067 | #133 |
| 1941 | 6,528 | #36 | 1,860 | #136 |
| 1940 | 6,175 | #35 | 1,937 | #128 |
| 1939 | 6,309 | #33 | 1,952 | #126 |
| 1938 | 6,080 | #34 | 2,019 | #121 |
| 1937 | 6,231 | #32 | 2,194 | #114 |
| 1936 | 6,011 | #32 | 2,224 | #108 |
| 1935 | 6,327 | #30 | 2,370 | #99 |
| 1934 | 6,348 | #30 | 2,388 | #102 |
| 1933 | 5,982 | #32 | 2,449 | #93 |
| 1932 | 6,549 | #31 | 2,662 | #91 |
| 1931 | 5,963 | #31 | 2,597 | #93 |
| 1930 | 6,667 | #29 | 3,018 | #87 |
| 1929 | 6,616 | #29 | 3,319 | #76 |
| 1928 | 6,817 | #29 | 3,443 | #74 |
| 1927 | 6,969 | #27 | 3,884 | #71 |
| 1926 | 6,820 | #28 | 3,817 | #73 |
| 1925 | 7,124 | #27 | 3,947 | #68 |
| 1924 | 6,700 | #30 | 3,992 | #68 |
| 1923 | 6,665 | #30 | 3,963 | #67 |
| 1922 | 6,904 | #28 | 3,885 | #70 |
| 1921 | 6,491 | #34 | 3,748 | #74 |
| 1920 | 6,887 | #29 | 3,816 | #74 |
| 1919 | 6,942 | #23 | 4,051 | #61 |
| 1918 | 6,537 | #29 | 3,867 | #70 |
| 1917 | 5,751 | #31 | 3,381 | #72 |
| 1916 | 5,660 | #30 | 3,116 | #73 |
| 1915 | 5,434 | #30 | 3,041 | #72 |
| 1914 | 4,709 | #25 | 2,759 | #66 |
| 1913 | 3,760 | #24 | 2,264 | #65 |
| 1912 | 3,508 | #22 | 2,267 | #61 |
| 1911 | 2,492 | #14 | 1,637 | #61 |
| 1910 | 2,897 | #11 | 1,796 | #56 |
| 1909 | 2,175 | #13 | 1,549 | #54 |
| 1908 | 1,964 | #13 | 1,371 | #59 |
| 1907 | 1,968 | #13 | 1,394 | #56 |
| 1906 | 1,756 | #13 | 1,233 | #59 |
| 1905 | 1,782 | #13 | 1,285 | #59 |
| 1904 | 1,675 | #14 | 1,188 | #61 |
| 1903 | 1,454 | #14 | 1,014 | #67 |
| 1902 | 1,565 | #14 | 1,071 | #64 |
| 1901 | 1,294 | #16 | 901 | #68 |
| 1900 | 2,113 | #14 | 1,351 | #58 |
| 1899 | 1,088 | #18 | 806 | #73 |
| 1898 | 1,134 | #18 | 878 | #71 |
| 1897 | 1,151 | #18 | 818 | #70 |
| 1896 | 1,092 | #18 | 755 | #76 |
| 1895 | 1,071 | #18 | 724 | #78 |
| 1894 | 986 | #19 | 709 | #75 |
| 1893 | 882 | #19 | 648 | #77 |
| 1892 | 948 | #19 | 631 | #78 |
| 1891 | 739 | #21 | 562 | #78 |
| 1890 | 758 | #23 | 578 | #77 |
| 1889 | 708 | #26 | 488 | #85 |
| 1888 | 786 | #24 | 522 | #79 |
| 1887 | 590 | #27 | 379 | #88 |
| 1886 | 641 | #28 | 388 | #88 |
| 1885 | 614 | #29 | 312 | #95 |
| 1884 | 578 | #31 | 332 | #93 |
| 1883 | 474 | #34 | 264 | #96 |
| 1882 | 541 | #31 | 291 | #89 |
| 1881 | 498 | #30 | 229 | #94 |
| 1880 | 476 | #34 | 192 | #105 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willie reached #11 in 1910. As a girl name, it reached #54 in 1909. 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 Willie
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.