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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Willena

Willena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1171st; the most babies were born in 1923 (34). More babies were named Willena in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192334 babies
Total since 1880
1,068babies recorded

Willena popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#9,2289
1980#7,3999
1970#7,9746
1960#6,3746
1950#2,77815
1940#1,96018
1930#1,74722
1920#1,95021
1910#1,9318
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Willena, counting every spelling?

Willena has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Willena?

About 400 people born in the US named Willena are alive today, with a median age of 69; half are between 53 and 80. That makes Willena a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Willena by state

How common Willena was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesKY0.04West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesGA0.04Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Willena, girls, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Willena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Willena, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Willena

How popular is the name Willena?

Willena was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 1171st; the most babies were born in 1923 (34). More babies were named Willena in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Willena a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,068 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Willena most popular?

In 1921–1925, Willena was most common in Georgia (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Kentucky and Missouri.