Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Willa

#791 most common girls' name of all time · #1,432 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#791
Rank overall
#1,432 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
32,848
Since 2016
7,851
Peak year
2019 #356
Best rank
#273 1932
Girls Boys peak 889/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Willa is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 742 — 742 #422
2024 733 — 733 #423
2023 721 — 721 #429
2022 791 — 791 #395
2021 887 — 887 #351
2020 887 — 887 #350
2019 889 — 889 #356
2018 813 — 813 #383
2017 699 — 699 #453
2016 689 — 689 #461
2015 675 — 675 #480
2014 562 — 562 #551
2013 406 — 406 #697
2012 389 — 389 #716
2011 261 — 261 #982
2010 269 — 269 #951
2009 252 — 252 #1,032
2008 247 — 247 #1,057
2007 201 — 201 #1,235
2006 116 — 116 #1,790
2005 121 — 121 #1,646
2004 99 — 99 #1,895
2003 96 — 96 #1,897
2002 97 — 97 #1,845
2001 59 — 59 #2,571
2000 56 — 56 #2,635
1999 64 — 64 #2,308
1998 46 — 46 #2,847
1997 33 — 33 #3,448
1996 35 — 35 #3,304
1995 49 — 49 #2,552
1994 48 — 48 #2,589
1993 41 — 41 #2,885
1992 31 — 31 #3,508
1991 30 — 30 #3,545
1990 27 — 27 #3,817
1989 32 — 32 #3,257
1988 32 — 32 #3,100
1987 24 — 24 #3,627
1986 30 — 30 #3,061
1985 24 — 24 #3,521
1984 37 — 37 #2,516
1983 23 — 23 #3,433
1982 27 — 27 #3,175
1981 30 — 30 #2,929
1980 24 — 24 #3,414
1979 34 — 34 #2,625
1978 32 — 32 #2,630
1977 27 — 27 #2,913
1976 24 — 24 #3,004
1975 28 — 28 #2,684
1974 27 — 27 #2,687
1973 29 — 29 #2,508
1972 34 — 34 #2,227
1971 48 — 48 #1,829
1970 50 — 50 #1,787
1969 44 — 44 #1,871
1968 41 — 41 #1,855
1967 74 — 74 #1,241
1966 76 — 76 #1,233
1965 92 — 92 #1,090
1964 109 — 109 #1,033
1963 98 — 98 #1,099
1962 135 — 135 #912
1961 138 — 138 #918
1960 149 — 149 #852
1959 139 — 139 #880
1958 163 — 163 #783
1957 169 — 169 #767
1956 185 — 185 #703
1955 237 — 237 #599
1954 226 — 226 #603
1953 229 — 229 #584
1952 276 — 276 #508
1951 238 — 238 #547
1950 256 — 256 #506
1949 293 — 293 #469
1948 244 — 244 #530
1947 303 — 303 #471
1946 300 — 300 #448
1945 344 — 344 #380
1944 371 — 371 #360
1943 364 — 364 #379
1942 421 — 421 #338
1941 400 — 400 #331
1940 375 — 375 #329
1939 375 — 375 #320
1938 368 — 368 #329
1937 405 6 411 #308
1936 454 — 454 #281
1935 414 — 414 #297
1934 486 — 486 #278
1933 462 6 468 #280
1932 515 5 520 #273
1931 450 — 450 #300
1930 512 — 512 #293
1929 494 7 501 #294
1928 500 — 500 #299
1927 566 — 566 #277
1926 536 — 536 #287
1925 521 — 521 #296
1924 471 — 471 #307
1923 457 — 457 #301
1922 416 — 416 #319
1921 407 — 407 #327
1920 424 — 424 #317
1919 382 — 382 #324
1918 425 — 425 #311
1917 336 — 336 #341
1916 316 — 316 #349
1915 292 — 292 #347
1914 251 — 251 #332
1913 208 — 208 #334
1912 180 — 180 #344
1911 145 — 145 #329
1910 134 — 134 #341
1909 123 — 123 #326
1908 99 — 99 #362
1907 106 — 106 #339
1906 97 — 97 #339
1905 92 — 92 #349
1904 91 — 91 #342
1903 79 — 79 #358
1902 64 — 64 #389
1901 55 — 55 #401
1900 84 — 84 #369
1899 61 — 61 #371
1898 60 — 60 #398
1897 58 — 58 #381
1896 67 — 67 #357
1895 53 — 53 #387
1894 43 — 43 #427
1893 48 — 48 #390
1892 51 — 51 #377
1891 35 — 35 #427
1890 51 — 51 #360
1889 40 — 40 #385
1888 39 — 39 #393
1887 31 — 31 #395
1886 31 — 31 #392
1885 25 — 25 #425
1884 16 — 16 #530
1883 20 — 20 #432
1882 15 — 15 #484
1881 10 — 10 #551
1880 12 — 12 #517