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Will

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Diminutive of William Resolute protector: will.

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Will

Pronunciation

wi-ll

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1888 (rank #28, 707 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1193, 170 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1922 (rank #1729, 24 births); most recent 1978 (rank #9747, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025170–
2024153–
2023185–
2022178–
2021199–
2020234–
2019217–
2018242–
2017239–
2016277–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #188, 211 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2658, 8 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20258
202413
202318
202216
202118
202019
201933
201840
201746
201662

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1032, 35 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
202335
202233
202130
202023
201929
201825
201729
201629
201524
201416

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2017 (rank #179, 33 births); most recent 2025 (rank #453, 7 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
20257
20246
20239
202212
202116
202017
201924
201822
201733
201628

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #308, 12 births); most recent 2023 (rank #728, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025–
2024–
20233
20223
20214
20206
20199
20186
20174
20165

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2016 (rank #143, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #314, 5 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
20255
20243
20239
202214
20218
202010
20197
201815
20176
201620

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2007 (rank #305, 11 births); most recent 2016 (rank #611, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
20165
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence