Will Name Popularity

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How popular is Will?

The less frequently given name Will was the 892nd Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #25 in 1882.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1888 with 707 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Will in any given year was 158 in 1955.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Will occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1976-1979, 1986-1989, and 1995-1999, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1900-1903, and 1952-1955.

Where is the name Will popularity headed?

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

Will's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Will has dropped.

The name Will is used by only a select few and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Will (Girl)		Will (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	242	892
2017		< 5	--	238	900
2016		< 5	--	276	826
2015		< 5	--	270	834
2014		< 5	--	313	754
2013		< 5	--	315	740
2012		< 5	--	352	674
2011		< 5	--	357	663
2010		< 5	--	396	623
2009		< 5	--	457	577
2008		< 5	--	432	585
2007		< 5	--	457	564
2006		< 5	--	473	534
2005		< 5	--	503	494
2004		< 5	--	452	527
2003		< 5	--	433	535
2002		< 5	--	403	549
2001		< 5	--	388	550
2000		< 5	--	447	510
1999		< 5	--	422	506
1998		< 5	--	339	578
1997		< 5	--	268	634
1996		< 5	--	280	622
1995		< 5	--	266	637
1994		< 5	--	248	660
1993		< 5	--	268	629
1992		< 5	--	252	653
1991		< 5	--	295	593
1990		< 5	--	289	590
1989		< 5	--	277	590
1988		< 5	--	241	608
1987		< 5	--	233	597
1986		< 5	--	204	627
1985		< 5	--	201	617
1984		< 5	--	205	593
1983		< 5	--	223	565
1982		< 5	--	262	528
1981		< 5	--	233	562
1980		< 5	--	271	519
1979		< 5	--	273	508
1978		5	11,429	233	544
1977		< 5	--	225	559
1976		< 5	--	223	539
1975		< 5	--	224	537
1974		< 5	--	224	536
1973		< 5	--	207	546
1972		< 5	--	184	588
1971		< 5	--	208	564
1970		< 5	--	231	533
1969		< 5	--	192	567
1968		< 5	--	214	520
1967		< 5	--	167	586
1966		< 5	--	206	531
1965		< 5	--	196	547
1964		< 5	--	236	510
1963		< 5	--	241	516
1962		< 5	--	202	556
1961		< 5	--	223	532
1960		< 5	--	226	528
1959		< 5	--	205	548
1958		< 5	--	182	576
1957		6	6,072	219	522
1956		< 5	--	192	547
1955		< 5	--	158	583
1954		9	4,269	207	504
1953		< 5	--	208	487
1952		< 5	--	213	481
1951		6	5,398	191	491
1950		6	5,287	224	445
1949		< 5	--	220	449
1948		< 5	--	238	434
1947		6	5,285	209	467
1946		< 5	--	207	443
1945		< 5	--	191	431
1944		6	4,566	235	397
1943		9	3,485	205	440
1942		9	3,439	221	413
1941		6	4,409	226	382
1940		5	5,006	209	396
1939		8	3,420	226	378
1938		10	2,938	231	372
1937		14	2,313	229	356
1936		13	2,380	235	353
1935		6	4,190	306	311
1934		10	2,920	215	370
1933		9	3,106	224	362
1932		11	2,826	242	359
1931		11	2,747	237	365
1930		12	2,688	259	356
1929		14	2,432	277	333
1928		19	2,021	323	313
1927		14	2,548	300	331
1926		23	1,828	333	311
1925		18	2,189	367	299
1924		9	3,659	353	305
1923		17	2,261	370	291
1922		24	1,780	358	302
1921		18	2,193	372	292
1920		14	2,584	369	294
1919		23	1,740	373	273
1918		22	1,803	363	280
1917		21	1,772	339	282
1916		16	2,128	362	263
1915		19	1,797	362	249
1914		21	1,443	319	239
1913		11	2,030	280	224
1912		8	2,353	256	214
1911		5	2,860	230	149
1910		12	1,417	278	113
1909		8	1,757	267	100
1908		12	1,259	274	96
1907		< 5	--	260	97
1906		7	1,720	253	92
1905		9	1,419	286	86
1904		7	1,655	287	81
1903		< 5	--	293	75
1902		8	1,433	359	64
1901		7	1,461	364	53
1900		12	1,170	603	43
1899		< 5	--	414	48
1898		8	1,376	475	48
1897		7	1,383	491	44
1896		< 5	--	508	44
1895		6	1,590	485	44
1894		< 5	--	559	39
1893		< 5	--	538	37
1892		7	1,275	607	34
1891		5	1,532	520	34
1890		< 5	--	613	30
1889		6	1,277	631	30
1888		5	1,468	707	28
1887		9	858	561	30
1886		6	1,104	642	27
1885		5	1,196	625	27
1884		< 5	--	650	28
1883		5	1,050	576	29
1882		7	809	666	25
1881		7	737	550	26
1880		< 5	--	588	27

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.