Will

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Will closed 2025 at #1,195 on the boys' board: 170 boys, 0.010% of the market. The position is down 29% over ten years, well off its 1888 high of 707 (#28 that year); 45,951 boys have carried the name since 1880.

0%0.20%0.40%0.60%18801900192019401960198020002020peak 1882 · 0.59%
1880
First listed
45,951
All-time boys
1888
Busiest year (707 babies)
170
Babies born
#1,195
Rank (M)
0.010%
Share of boys
-29%
10-yr change
-29%
30-yr change
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State distribution · Will M · 2021–25 · tile brightness = rate vs. national
AKMEVTNHWA×2.4ID×1.7MTNDMN×2.9WI×2.9MI×0.6NY×0.6MA×1.0RIOR×0.8NVWYSD×2.6IA×1.6IL×1.8IN×1.3OH×1.5PA×1.1NJ×0.2CTCA×0.8UT×5.2CO×1.3NEMOKYWVVA×0.3MD×0.6DEAZNMKS×2.4ARTN×0.3NC×0.5SCDCOK×0.6LA×0.7MSAL×0.5GA×0.2HITX×0.6FL×0.5
UT · 51 babies×5.2 national
MN · 37 babies×2.9 national
WI · 35 babies×2.9 national
KS · 17 babies×2.4 national
WA · 40 babies×2.4 national
IL · 47 babies×1.8 national
Trades near Will · 2025 boys' board
RankNameBabies’16–’25
#1,190KristopherM172
#1,191AmirionM171
#1,192CoveFM171
#1,193JairM170
#1,194SyncereFM170
#1,195WillM170
#1,196EverFM169
#1,197JamalM169
#1,198JavonM169
#1,199KhazaFM169
#1,200NormanM169
Origin

Will: Diminutive of William or; from Germanic languages.

Germanic · 283 listings

Same shelf:

RankNameBabies’16–’25
#3OliverFM14,939
#6,222EmmaFM14
#10,771AmeliaFM6
#5HenryFM12,020
#9WilliamFM10,545
#9,161EvelynFM8
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