Willey

WIH-lee /ˈwɪli/
boy 2 syllables fading

Willey is a very rare variant of Willie that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Willey is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Willey first appears in 1914 and peaked in 1924 (14 births).

About the name Willey

PronunciationWIH-lee /ˈwɪli/
14peak births 1924
1914first appeared

Names similar to Willey

How popular is Willey?

Boys named Willey
191419201930194019501960197019801989
Boys named Willey per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1914–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989)

Willey total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19895#9,190
19846#6,292
19665#4,530
19607#3,657
19596#3,980
19555#4,387
19545#4,353
19535#4,327
19507#3,318
19495#4,194
19445#3,894
19435#4,025
19429#2,708
19418#2,866
19397#3,108
19385#4,023
19375#4,008
193610#2,450
19357#3,246
19346#3,669
19338#2,999
19328#3,086
19317#3,383
193013#2,291
19297#3,550
19279#3,144
19267#3,699
192511#2,749
192414#2,345
19238#3,461
192212#2,627
19216#4,312
19208#3,486
19197#3,730
19187#3,717
19178#3,210
19166#3,885
19157#3,383
19146#3,254