EveryBabyNames

Will

4 countries#1193 in United States, 2025
US
#1193
in United States, 2025
FR
#1156
in France, 2022
NI
#314
in Northern Ireland, 2025
SCOT
152
total births, Scotland
Total births recorded
47,461
Peak year (United States)
1888
Peak-year count
712
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Will was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceNorthern IrelandScotland

Country by country

United States

46,610 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1193 · peaked in 1888 with 712 births

Most common in: Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, California

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

483 births recorded 1949–2022 · currently #1156 · peaked in 2022 with 33 births

Most common in: Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris, Isère, Loire-Atlantique, Nord

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

216 births recorded 2000–2025 · currently #314 · peaked in 2016 with 20 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

Scotland

152 births recorded 1998–2023 · peaked in 2009 with 12 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Will’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#533
2007#563↓30
2008#585↓22
2009#577↑8
2010#622↓45
2011#662↓40
2012#671↓9
2013#740↓69
2014#754↓14
2015#831↓77
2016#823↑8
2017#899↓76
2018#894↑5
2019#981↓87
2020#935↑46
2021#1067↓132
2022#1156↓89
2023#1137↑19
2024#1286↓149
2025#1193↑93

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