as a First Name
Short form of William, in use since the early Middle Ages, when it was occasionally used also for various other given names of Germanic origin containing the first element wil ‘will, desire’ (e.g. Wilbert and Wilmer). It is now also used as an independent given name.
| 909th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 32,952
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Mississippi
- has the most people named Will per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
0.03%
99.97%
28%
55+
55+
24%
30-54
30-54
13%
13-29
13-29
35%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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