Will

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Will [wil] or Wil is a given name, often a short form of William, Wilson, Wilfred, Wilbert, Willow, Wilmer, Wilbur, Wilhelm, Wilhelmina, Wilma, Willard or Willeke. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Will first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 211 babies (rank #189 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Will

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Will yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

2,982
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
211
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199648#426
199767#357
1998134#228
1999147#211
2000143#218
2001142#217
2002135#229
2003153#221
2004211#189
2005178#210
2006186#223
2007181#237
2008202#230
2009197#230
2010205#235
2011172#270
2012143#317
2013106#387
201491#448
201579#494
201662#593