Ville
Ville is a Finnish and Swedish male given name. Its name day is celebrated on the 6th of April. In Finland, it reached its peak of popularity in the last two decades of the 20th century.
- Finnish
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Ville
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ville is a Finnish and Swedish male given name. Its name day is celebrated on the 6th of April. In Finland, it reached its peak of popularity in the last two decades of the 20th century.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Finnish
- Swedish
The Story of Ville
American parents first put Ville on the record books as a baby boy name in 2007, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 8 Villes were born — ranking #8,802 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 53% of all recorded Villes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2010 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 15 Villes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ville
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ville. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Ville
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Ville Andersson (born 1972), Finnish footballer
- Ville Haapasalo (born 1972), Finnish actor
- Ville Husso (born 1995), Finnish professional ice hockey goaltender
- Ville Itälä (born 1959), Finnish politician
- Ville Jalasto (born 1986), Finnish professional footballer
- Ville Kähkönen (born 1984), Finnish Nordic combined skier
- Ville Kiviniemi (1877–1951), Finnish politician
- Ville Koistinen (born 1982), Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman
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Names that sound like Ville
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ville is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Ville
Ville is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Ville's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #8,802. Use the chart and map above to compare Ville's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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