How old is someone named Willie?
The average Willie is 64 years old.
Half of all living Willies are between 54 and 77.
When was Willie popular?
Parents have been choosing Willie less often since its peak in 1925; 156 babies got the name in 2025.
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| Born in | Babies born | Alive today |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 30,103 | 0 |
| 1910s | 75,869 | 0 |
| 1920s | 105,807 | 1,000 |
| 1930s | 86,339 | 13,000 |
| 1940s | 90,520 | 41,000 |
| 1950s | 76,519 | 51,000 |
| 1960s | 43,443 | 35,000 |
| 1970s | 24,987 | 22,000 |
| 1980s | 17,350 | 16,000 |
| 1990s | 9,848 | 9,500 |
| 2000s | 5,175 | 5,100 |
| 2010s | 3,152 | 3,100 |
| 2020s | 1,012 | 1,000 |
How many Willies are still alive?
About 200,000 Willies are alive in the US today. That's 33% of the roughly 600,000 babies named Willie since 1880.
Most Willies ever born have died: the name was most popular in 1925, long enough ago that many of those babies are gone.
What generation is the name Willie?
About half of living Willies are Baby Boomers, born between 1946 and 1964.
Is Willie an old name?
Yes. Willie is older than 94 in 100 names on AgeByName.
Looking ahead: if babies keep getting the name at today's pace, the typical Willie will be 68 in 2056, about the same as today.
Is Willie a boy or girl name?
Mostly a boy's name: 86% of living Willies are men, and 14% are women.
The women average 77 and the men 62.
Names the same age as Willie
NAME TWIN
Willie's name twin is Horace. Of all 3,713 names on AgeByName, Horace's age curve is the closest match to Willie's: 97% alike.
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Questions about the name Willie
How old is the average Willie?
The average Willie in the US is 64 years old. The median is 68, so half are older and half younger.
How many people are named Willie?
About 200,000 Willies are alive in the US today, out of roughly 600,000 babies given the name since 1880.
When was the name Willie most popular?
In 1925, when about 11,000 baby boys were named Willie.
Is Willie a Boomer name?
Partly. Baby Boomers are the largest group, about 46% of living Willies, but the name spans several generations.
Estimates from Social Security Administration baby-name records (births 1880–2025) and SSA cohort life tables (2026 Trustees Report). Updated each spring. How we calculate this