Willet
Willet is an English-language given name and surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Meaning & Origin of Willet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Willet is an English-language given name and surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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The Story of Willet
As a girl name
Willet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1922, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 6 Willets were born — ranking #4,444 that year. As of 2026, Willet ranks #4,444 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Willets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Willet first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 9 Willets were born — ranking #2,904 that year. As of 2026, Willet ranks #3,459 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 94 Willets have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Willet
Willet is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 94 births in the dataset. Willet's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #2,904. Use the chart and map above to compare Willet'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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