male NAME · CURRENTLY #1195
Will
WIL
“From Germanic elements meaning “desire” or “will” and “helmet” or “protection.””
A concise English short form traditionally associated with William.
SSA POPULARITY HISTORY
How Will has traveled through time
5881880
6301885
6131890
4911895
6151900
2951905
2901910
3811915
3821920
3851925
2711930
3111935
2141940
1911945
2301950
1581955
2251960
1961965
2301970
2241975
2711980
2011985
2891990
2661995
4472000
5032005
3962010
2702015
2352020
1702025
LATEST YEAR2025170 births
PEAK RANK#25in 1882
CURRENT USAGE0% F100% M
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.