NameTides

Will

Will was the #1,193 boys' name in the US in 2025 (170 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #1,083 in Canada.

Will as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • VIC
Will as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandIrelandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Will as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, VICBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.02.557.5101880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Victoria publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaVIC
2025#1,193 (170)#2,664 (8)—#314 (5)#468 (7)#1,083 (23)—
2024#1,286 (153)#1,859 (13)—#404 (3)#520 (6)#747 (35)—
2023#1,137 (185)#1,407 (18)#728 (3)#221 (9)#396 (9)#797 (31)—
2022#1,156 (178)#1,534 (16)#703 (3)#156 (14)#349 (12)#763 (33)—
2021#1,067 (200)#1,391 (18)#605 (4)#249 (8)#279 (16)#805 (31)—
2020#935 (235)#1,314 (19)#476 (6)#193 (10)#271 (17)#749 (33)—
2019#981 (217)#894 (33)#355 (9)#254 (7)#214 (24)#798 (30)—
2018#894 (242)#801 (40)#472 (6)#161 (15)#239 (22)#885 (26)—
2017#899 (239)#743 (46)#602 (4)#279 (6)#179 (33)#706 (35)—
2016#823 (277)#585 (62)#532 (5)#143 (20)#201 (28)#713 (36)—
2015#831 (270)#493 (79)#529 (5)#187 (12)#210 (26)#898 (25)—
2014#754 (313)#442 (91)#358 (10)#202 (11)#237 (23)#747 (32)—
2013#740 (315)#382 (106)#399 (8)#166 (15)#219 (26)#645 (39)—
2012#671 (352)#316 (143)#361 (9)#191 (11)#199 (30)#627 (39)—
2011#662 (357)#269 (172)#325 (11)#168 (15)#225 (24)#818 (27)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1882 at #25.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 10,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 10,000uncommon
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,400uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Will is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,400 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Will by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #785WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #801WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,023ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: #690MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: #493IAIndiana: #949INOhio: #855OHPennsylvania: #742PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,150CAUtah: #378UTColorado: #756CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,040TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,350GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,652TXFlorida: #1,256FL
Will (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Will (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
WillCanadaBoys#1,08323
WillEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
WillIrelandBoys#4687
WillNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
WillScotlandBoys—too few
WillUSGirls—too few
WillUSBoys#1,193170
WillVICBoys—too few