Willye

WIH-leye /ˈwɪlaɪ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Willye is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Willye is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1959. Willye was first reported in SSA data in 1901 and peaked in 1923 (15 births).

About the name Willye

PronunciationWIH-leye /ˈwɪlaɪ/
15peak births 1923
1901first in SSA data

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How popular is Willye?

Girls named Willye
1901191019201930194019501959
Girls named Willye per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1901–1959 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1959) 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

Willye total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19596—#6,234
19545—#6,608
19525—#6,383
19518—#4,380
19507—#4,731
19495—#6,049
19485—#6,025
194711—#3,444
19467—#4,409
194511—#2,913
19446—#4,566
194310—#3,245
194213—#2,660
19418—#3,555
194010—#2,959
19399—#3,141
19385—#4,979
19378—#3,428
193510—#2,924
19328—#3,560
19309—#3,341
192911—#2,915
19288—#3,738
19276—#4,791
192610—#3,264
192510—#3,358
19246—#5,044
192315—#2,461
192214—#2,608
19217—#4,448
192012—#2,896
191911—#3,000
191810—#3,240
191713—#2,548
191611—#2,825
191510—#2,892
19149—#2,634
19126—#2,971
19116—#2,455
19105—#2,780
19075—#2,390
19058—#1,536
19017—#1,463