Will

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Will is a given name of Germanic, Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 46,439 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 45,781 as boys and 658 as girls. Will gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1888 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,139 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 153
2023 185
2022 178
2021 199
2020 234
2019 217
2018 242
2017 239
2016 277
2015 270
2014 313
2013 315
2012 352
2011 357
2010 396
2009 457
2008 432
2007 457
2006 473
2005 503
2004 452
2003 433
2002 403
2001 389
2000 447
1999 422
1998 339
1997 268
1996 280
1995 266
1994 248
1993 268
1992 252
1991 295
1990 289
1989 277
1988 241
1987 233
1986 204
1985 201
1984 205
1983 223
1982 262
1981 233
1980 270
1979 272
1978 238
1977 226
1976 224
1975 224
1974 224
1973 207
1972 185
1971 207
1970 230
1969 192
1968 213
1967 167
1966 205
1965 196
1964 235
1963 242
1962 201
1961 225
1960 225
1959 207
1958 183
1957 223
1956 192
1955 157
1954 216
1953 209
1952 211
1951 197
1950 230
1949 220
1948 239
1947 215
1946 207
1945 191
1944 241
1943 215
1942 229
1941 232
1940 214
1939 234
1938 241
1937 244
1936 246
1935 311
1934 225
1933 233
1932 253
1931 248
1930 271
1929 291
1928 342
1927 314
1926 356
1925 385
1924 363
1923 387
1922 382
1921 391
1920 382
1919 396
1918 385
1917 360
1916 378
1915 381
1914 340
1913 291
1912 264
1911 235
1910 290
1909 275
1908 286
1907 260
1906 260
1905 295
1904 294
1903 293
1902 367
1901 371
1900 615
1899 414
1898 483
1897 498
1896 508
1895 491
1894 559
1893 538
1892 614
1891 525
1890 613
1889 637
1888 712
1887 570
1886 648
1885 630
1884 650
1883 581
1882 673
1881 557
1880 588