Trend of the Popularity of Will as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 153 male babies that were named Will in the US, which was 0.01% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Will peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2005 with a count of 503 babies, which was 0.03% of the total male babies born in the US in 2005.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Will, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Will.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Will in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Will in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Will from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Will as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	270	0.02
1981	233	0.01
1982	262	0.01
1983	223	0.01
1984	205	0.01
1985	201	0.01
1986	204	0.01
1987	233	0.01
1988	241	0.01
1989	277	0.01
1990	289	0.01
1991	295	0.02
1992	252	0.01
1993	268	0.01
1994	248	0.01
1995	266	0.01
1996	280	0.02
1997	268	0.01
1998	339	0.02
1999	422	0.02
2000	447	0.02
2001	389	0.02
2002	403	0.02
2003	433	0.02
2004	452	0.02
2005	503	0.03
2006	473	0.02
2007	457	0.02
2008	432	0.02
2009	457	0.02
2010	396	0.02
2011	357	0.02
2012	352	0.02
2013	315	0.02
2014	313	0.02
2015	270	0.01
2016	277	0.02
2017	239	0.01
2018	242	0.01
2019	217	0.01
2020	234	0.01
2021	199	0.01
2022	178	0.01
2023	185	0.01
2024	153	0.01