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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Willene

Willene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 713th; the most babies were born in 1929 (97). More babies were named Willene in the 1930s 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
192997 babies
Total since 1880
2,928babies recorded

Willene popularity since 1880

0255075100 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——
1980——
1970#6,3508
1960#2,24428
1950#1,35147
1940#92661
1930#73093
1920#1,20541
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Willene, counting every spelling?

Willene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Willene?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Willene are alive today, with a median age of 77; half are between 69 and 84. That makes Willene 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.

Willene by state

How common Willene was among girls born in each state in 1927–1931, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (9.0×), Georgia (8.1×), Alabama (4.5×), Tennessee (4.0×), Mississippi (2.5×). In 43 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: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West 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: 0.65 per 1,000 babiesAR0.65Tennessee: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesTN0.29North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesOK0.14Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesMS0.18Alabama: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesAL0.32Georgia: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesGA0.58Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesTX0.02Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Willene, girls, 1927–1931. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Willene

How popular is the name Willene?

Willene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked 713th; the most babies were born in 1929 (97). More babies were named Willene in the 1930s than in any other decade.

Is Willene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 2,928 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Willene most popular?

In 1927–1931, Willene was most common in Arkansas (0.65 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and Alabama.