Masculine dossier · first seen 1953

Wil

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Wil
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2005

Peak era

2005

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1953Peak 20052024

Peak year

2005

Decline from peak

85.4%

2024

All-time

1,089

Wil is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2005, when 48 boys were named Wil.

In 2024, only 7 boys were given the name.

Down 85.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,089 Americans have been named Wil and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1953.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2005

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