Baby name

Will

Boy

Classic name

The high point came in 1888, with 707 births and the No. 28 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 1193.

45,952births since 1880

1880sgeneration

No. 28rank at its peak, in 1888

Where babies named Will are born

1910

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Will is most common in Mississippi (7.1 times), Alabama (4.3) and Tennessee (2.9), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Bill 160,474
Willy 3,937
Gill 1,218
Wil 1,094

Names from the same era

Grover · Dewey · Garfield · Ole · Arch · Willard

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