Willamina: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,262

among girls · ↓303 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Willamina · -11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 47,273

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2023

54 babies

All-time total

508

#11,733 all-time among girls

First recorded

1916

in Social Security records

Willamina popularity over time

508 babies have been named Willamina since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	11	1	–	#4,799
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
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1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	–	–	–	–
2000s	43	4	–	#10,640
2010s	229	23	+433%	#3,845
2020s (to 2025)	225	38	+64%	#3,089

Where Willamina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	35	0.02	outside top 500
2027	36	0.02	outside top 500
2028	37	0.02	outside top 500
2029	38	0.02	outside top 500
2030	39	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Willamina

Willamina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,262 in 2025 with 34 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 508 American babies have been named Willamina. Its peak came in 2023, when 54 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Willamina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Willamina?

The median living Willamina is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 500 people named Willamina are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Willamina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	34	#4,262
2024	38	#3,959
2023	54	#3,089
2022	37	#4,037
2021	32	#4,405
2020	30	#4,540
2019	39	#3,845
2018	29	#4,763
2017	32	#4,475
2016	27	#5,126
2015	21	#6,227
2014	22	#5,982
2013	14	#8,553
2012	17	#7,441
2011	16	#7,764
2010	12	#9,752
2009	11	#10,640
2008	9	#12,532
2007	8	#13,862
2006	5	#19,926
2005	5	#19,076
2004	–	–
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2000	5	#17,547
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Willamina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Willamina?

The median living Willamina is about 6 years old. Half of all living Willaminas are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Willamina are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Willamina are alive in the United States, based on 508 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Willamina in 2025?

Willamina ranked #4,262 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 34 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Willamina?

508 babies have been named Willamina in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Willamina most popular?

Willamina peaked in 2023, when 54 newborns received the name.

Is Willamina a boy or girl name?

Willamina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Willamina rising or falling?

Willamina is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Willamina become more popular?

Willamina is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 39 girls named Willamina in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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