Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Will

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1888

Peak era

1888

Peak rank proxy

707

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 18882024

Peak year

1888

Decline from peak

78.4%

2024

153

All-time

45,781

Will 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 1888, when 707 boys were named Will.

In 2024, only 153 boys were given the name.

Down 78.4% from its peak.

All told, about 45,781 Americans have been named Will and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1888

1888707 boys named Will

2024153 boys named Will

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