Will was a very popular boys' name that peaked at #25 in 1882 but is far less common today.
Will is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #1,195 for boy births in the United States (and #2,468 across all names), given to 170 babies. Will first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1888 (707 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 170 | 170 | — | #1,195 |
| 2024 | 153 | 153 | — | #1,289 |
| 2023 | 185 | 185 | — | #1,139 |
| 2022 | 178 | 178 | — | #1,162 |
| 2021 | 200 | 205 | — | #1,070 |
| 2020 | 235 | 235 | — | #941 |
| 2019 | 217 | 217 | — | #983 |
| 2018 | 242 | 247 | — | #897 |
| 2017 | 239 | 239 | — | #900 |
| 2016 | 277 | 277 | — | #825 |
| 2015 | 270 | 270 | — | #835 |
| 2014 | 313 | 313 | — | #755 |
| 2013 | 315 | 321 | — | #741 |
| 2012 | 352 | 352 | — | #674 |
| 2011 | 357 | 363 | — | #664 |
| 2010 | 396 | 402 | — | #623 |
| 2009 | 457 | 468 | — | #577 |
| 2008 | 432 | 439 | — | #585 |
| 2007 | 457 | 465 | — | #564 |
| 2006 | 473 | 484 | — | #534 |
| 2005 | 503 | 512 | — | #494 |
| 2004 | 452 | 460 | — | #528 |
| 2003 | 433 | 433 | — | #535 |
| 2002 | 403 | 417 | — | #549 |
| 2001 | 389 | 398 | — | #550 |
| 2000 | 447 | 454 | — | #510 |
| 1999 | 422 | 435 | — | #506 |
| 1998 | 339 | 347 | — | #578 |
| 1997 | 268 | — | — | #634 |
| 1996 | 280 | — | — | #622 |
| 1995 | 266 | — | — | #637 |
| 1994 | 248 | — | — | #660 |
| 1993 | 268 | — | — | #629 |
| 1992 | 252 | — | — | #653 |
| 1991 | 295 | — | — | #593 |
| 1990 | 289 | — | — | #590 |
| 1989 | 277 | — | — | #590 |
| 1988 | 241 | — | — | #610 |
| 1987 | 233 | — | — | #597 |
| 1986 | 204 | — | — | #627 |
| 1985 | 201 | — | — | #618 |
| 1984 | 204 | — | — | #595 |
| 1983 | 223 | — | — | #566 |
| 1982 | 262 | — | — | #529 |
| 1981 | 233 | — | — | #561 |
| 1980 | 271 | — | — | #519 |
| 1979 | 273 | — | — | #507 |
| 1978 | 237 | — | #11,432 | #546 |
| 1977 | 226 | — | — | #558 |
| 1976 | 224 | — | — | #539 |
| 1975 | 224 | — | — | #537 |
| 1974 | 224 | — | — | #535 |
| 1973 | 207 | — | — | #546 |
| 1972 | 185 | — | — | #587 |
| 1971 | 207 | — | — | #565 |
| 1970 | 230 | — | — | #533 |
| 1969 | 192 | — | — | #567 |
| 1968 | 213 | — | — | #521 |
| 1967 | 167 | — | — | #586 |
| 1966 | 205 | — | — | #532 |
| 1965 | 196 | — | — | #547 |
| 1964 | 235 | — | — | #512 |
| 1963 | 242 | — | — | #515 |
| 1962 | 200 | — | — | #559 |
| 1961 | 225 | — | — | #529 |
| 1960 | 225 | — | — | #530 |
| 1959 | 207 | — | — | #546 |
| 1958 | 183 | — | — | #573 |
| 1957 | 223 | — | #6,072 | #525 |
| 1956 | 192 | — | — | #550 |
| 1955 | 158 | — | — | #584 |
| 1954 | 216 | — | #4,271 | #504 |
| 1953 | 209 | — | — | #487 |
| 1952 | 211 | — | — | #484 |
| 1951 | 197 | — | #5,398 | #491 |
| 1950 | 230 | — | #5,288 | #445 |
| 1949 | 220 | — | — | #449 |
| 1948 | 238 | — | — | #434 |
| 1947 | 215 | — | #5,284 | #467 |
| 1946 | 207 | — | — | #443 |
| 1945 | 191 | — | — | #432 |
| 1944 | 241 | — | #4,564 | #397 |
| 1943 | 214 | — | #3,484 | #440 |
| 1942 | 230 | — | #3,439 | #413 |
| 1941 | 232 | — | #4,408 | #382 |
| 1940 | 214 | — | #5,009 | #396 |
| 1939 | 234 | — | #3,420 | #378 |
| 1938 | 241 | — | #2,936 | #372 |
| 1937 | 244 | — | #2,313 | #355 |
| 1936 | 246 | — | #2,381 | #354 |
| 1935 | 311 | — | #4,191 | #311 |
| 1934 | 225 | — | #2,920 | #370 |
| 1933 | 233 | — | #3,106 | #362 |
| 1932 | 253 | — | #2,827 | #359 |
| 1931 | 248 | — | #2,747 | #366 |
| 1930 | 271 | — | #2,686 | #356 |
| 1929 | 291 | — | #2,433 | #333 |
| 1928 | 342 | — | #2,021 | #313 |
| 1927 | 314 | — | #2,548 | #331 |
| 1926 | 356 | — | #1,828 | #311 |
| 1925 | 385 | — | #2,189 | #299 |
| 1924 | 363 | — | #3,658 | #304 |
| 1923 | 387 | — | #2,261 | #291 |
| 1922 | 382 | — | #1,780 | #302 |
| 1921 | 391 | — | #2,193 | #291 |
| 1920 | 382 | — | #2,584 | #294 |
| 1919 | 396 | — | #1,740 | #273 |
| 1918 | 385 | — | #1,803 | #280 |
| 1917 | 360 | — | #1,772 | #282 |
| 1916 | 378 | — | #2,128 | #263 |
| 1915 | 381 | — | #1,797 | #249 |
| 1914 | 340 | — | #1,443 | #239 |
| 1913 | 291 | — | #2,030 | #224 |
| 1912 | 264 | — | #2,353 | #214 |
| 1911 | 235 | — | #2,860 | #149 |
| 1910 | 290 | — | #1,417 | #113 |
| 1909 | 275 | — | #1,757 | #100 |
| 1908 | 286 | — | #1,259 | #96 |
| 1907 | 260 | — | — | #97 |
| 1906 | 260 | — | #1,720 | #92 |
| 1905 | 295 | — | #1,419 | #86 |
| 1904 | 294 | — | #1,655 | #81 |
| 1903 | 293 | — | — | #75 |
| 1902 | 367 | — | #1,433 | #64 |
| 1901 | 371 | — | #1,461 | #53 |
| 1900 | 615 | — | #1,170 | #43 |
| 1899 | 414 | — | — | #48 |
| 1898 | 483 | — | #1,376 | #48 |
| 1897 | 498 | — | #1,383 | #44 |
| 1896 | 508 | — | — | #44 |
| 1895 | 491 | — | #1,590 | #44 |
| 1894 | 559 | — | — | #39 |
| 1893 | 538 | — | — | #37 |
| 1892 | 614 | — | #1,275 | #34 |
| 1891 | 525 | — | #1,532 | #34 |
| 1890 | 613 | — | — | #30 |
| 1889 | 637 | — | #1,277 | #30 |
| 1888 | 712 | — | #1,468 | #28 |
| 1887 | 570 | — | #858 | #30 |
| 1886 | 648 | — | #1,104 | #27 |
| 1885 | 630 | — | #1,196 | #27 |
| 1884 | 650 | — | — | #28 |
| 1883 | 581 | — | #1,050 | #29 |
| 1882 | 673 | — | #809 | #25 |
| 1881 | 557 | — | #737 | #26 |
| 1880 | 588 | — | — | #27 |