Name Legacy

Willetta

Recorded 1893–1992 · United States

Willetta was most popular in 1922, when 52 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,939 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,880 people named Willetta.

Most popular in1922
Rank that year#1,939
Births that year52
Total since 18801,880
Given to100% girls

Willetta over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Willetta’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Willetta a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Willetta is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,880 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.

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