ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👦As Boy Name 1907 First Year 1979 Last Year 1929 Peak Year #1848 Peak Rank 366 Total Count 49 Years Active 👧As Girl Name 1912 First Year 1929 Last Year 1912 Peak Year #2360 Peak Rank 41 Total Count 7 Years Active 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Wille What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Wille is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish. Origin data from [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/). ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * Swedish 📖 ## The Story of Wille ### As a girl name The earliest SSA record of Wille as a girl name dates back to 1912, when 7 babies received it. 1912 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Wille — #2,360 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Wille on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Wille last appeared in the published SSA data in 1929, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name The earliest SSA record of Wille as a boy name dates back to 1907, when 6 babies received it. 1929 was its biggest year on record, with 17 newborns named Wille — #1,848 in the national rankings. About 23% of every Wille on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Wille last appeared in the published SSA data in 1979, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 366 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Wille Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Wille. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Vilhelm * [Ville](/ville) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Wille Phonetically similar names — useful when Wille is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Will](/will) * [Wil](/wil) * Well * Wel * Welle * Wull * Wle * Wele * While * Wall * Wheel * Whale Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Wille What does the name Wille mean? Wille is a name with a single cultural origin: Swedish. What is the origin of the name Wille? Wille has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Swedish. How popular is Wille in 2026? In 2026, Wille ranks #6,056 among boys' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year. When was Wille most popular? Wille reached its peak popularity in 1929, ranking #1,848 that year with 17 babies given the name. Is Wille a unisex name? Yes — Wille is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 10% of Willes assigned female and 90% assigned male historically. What names go well with Wille? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Wille include Edger, Ulysees, Lewellyn. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Wille? Common variants and related forms of Wille include Vilhelm, Ville. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦EdgerPeak #1848](/edger)[👦UlyseesPeak #1848](/ulysees)[👦LewellynPeak #1848](/lewellyn)[👦CarvelPeak #1848](/carvel) ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧FolaPeak #2360](/fola)[👧AlzeniaPeak #2360](/alzenia)[👧LaquettaPeak #2360](/laquetta)[👧DePeak #2359](/de) ## About the name Wille Wille is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1907 and has accumulated 366 births in the dataset. Wille's peak popularity came in 1929 when it ranked #1,848\. Use the chart and map above to compare Wille's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1929 → ](/year/1929) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "W" → ](/letter/w) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.