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 was first reported in SSA data in 1914 and peaked in 1924 (14 births).

About the name Willey

PronunciationWIH-lee /ˈwɪli/
14peak births 1924
1914first in SSA data

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) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

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