Boys’ names starting with W

2025 · United States

William is the most popular American boy’s name beginning with W, given to 10,545 babies in 2025. This list ranks the top 100 by births that year.

#	Name	Births in 2025
1	William	10,545
2	Wyatt	6,480
3	Wesley	5,578
4	Weston	5,482
5	Waylon	5,408
6	Walker	4,204
7	Warren	1,471
8	Walter	1,381
9	Wade	948
10	Wells	944
11	Winston	830
12	Wilder	743
13	Westley	453
14	Wayne	422
15	Wylder	407
16	Wilson	405
17	Westin	396
18	Wes	376
19	Westyn	371
20	Waylen	289
21	Wesson	257
22	Wallace	241
23	Watson	224
24	Wren	198
25	Wylie	175
26	Will	170
27	Wiley	165
28	Westen	162
29	Wisdom	160
30	West	159
31	Willie	147
32	Warner	137
33	Woods	121
34	Wolfgang	115
35	Woodrow	102
36	Wynn	95
37	Wilmer	94
38	Whitley	88
39	Wolf	83
40	Whit	79
41	Winter	77
42	Wendell	67
43	Whitaker	66
44	Wayland	61
45	Weller	57
46	Wali	56
47	Walton	56
48	Woodson	56
49	Willis	52
50	Waris	51
51	Waylan	51
52	Weslee	51
53	Willem	51
54	Wayde	48
55	Willard	47
56	Weldon	46
57	Wrigley	46
58	Ward	44
59	Winslow	44
60	Wolfe	44
61	Wyndham	44
62	Whitten	43
63	Welles	42
64	Witt	42
65	Williams	40
66	Waleed	39
67	Wynston	39
68	Witten	38
69	Walden	37
70	Whitt	37
71	Walt	35
72	Wave	35
73	Whittaker	34
74	Wrangler	34
75	Wheeler	33
76	Whitman	33
77	Wacey	32
78	Waylin	31
79	Wilfredo	30
80	Wilfred	29
81	Wylee	28
82	Wallen	27
83	Wilber	27
84	Wilbur	27
85	Willy	27
86	Wilhelm	26
87	Waylyn	24
88	Wellington	24
89	Wright	24
90	Willow	23
91	Wizdom	22
92	Waylynn	20
93	Wilbert	20
94	Wilkes	20
95	Willian	20
96	Waseem	19
97	Wahaj	18
98	Walid	18
99	Wensley	18
100	Weyland	18

Also

Girl names starting with W

Other letters

Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880-2025. Names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld at source. namelegacy.org