Is Willia a boy or girl name?

Willia is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 3,866 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 85.8% were girls and 14.2% were boys.

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Willia

Recorded 1882–1989 · United States

Willia was most popular in 1928, when 101 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,280 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,866 people named Willia.

Willia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Willia’s peak in 1928. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Willia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Willia is mostly a girl’s name — 85.8% of the 3,866 Americans given it were girls and 14.2% 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 Willia

Where Willia 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