How Many People Are Named Willia?
people named Willia are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 265,155 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,866 babies named Willia in Social Security records from 1882 to 1989, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
101 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Willia, 74.9% were girls and 25.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Willia fell from 95.1% in the 1890s to 4.2% in the 1980s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Willia alive today is about 72 years old, and 80% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 82 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Willia first appears in the records in 1882 and was given most often in 1928, to 101 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1989.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 1989
🏆 Rank History
Willia has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #620, in 1902. Among boys, its best rank was #1,133, in 1902.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #620 (1902) | #1,133 (1902) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #861 in the 1920s | #3,788 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Willia alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Willia were born in South Carolina than in any other state: about 86 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Willia was given 5.9 times as often in South Carolina, 5 times in Alabama and 4.9 times in Mississippi.
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