Is Willene a boy or girl name?

Willene is a girl’s name. Of the 2,928 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Willene

Recorded 1905–1975 · United States

Willene was most popular in 1929, when 97 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,291 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,928 people named Willene.

Willene over time

Births per year. The dot marks Willene’s peak in 1929. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Willene a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Willene is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,928 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Willene

Where Willene is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org