Willett
Willett is a surname of English origin. Notable people with this name include:
Meaning & Origin of Willett
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Willett is a surname of English origin. Notable people with this name include:
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The Story of Willett
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Willett as a girl name dates back to 1921, when 6 babies received it. 1926 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Willett — #3,873 in the national rankings. About 85% of every Willett on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Willett last appeared in the published SSA data in 1971, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 34 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Willett on the record books as a boy name in 1913, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 10 Willetts were born — ranking #2,699 that year. About 35% of every Willett on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Willett last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 127 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Willett
Willett is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 127 births in the dataset. Willett's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #2,699. Use the chart and map above to compare Willett'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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