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Its wave through time Most used in the 1880s
In the United States 0 20 40 60 80 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1906 per million babies of that sex 3,919 babies given this name since 1884 At its height in 1884, about 1 in 22,900 boys 36 babies in 2020 Names worth a look William Boy From Norman French Willelm, from Germanic wil 'will, desire' and helm 'helmet, protection'. Middle Ages · peak 1880 Walter Boy From Germanic wald 'rule' and heri 'army'. Middle Ages · peak 1880 Willie Girl or boy For boys a pet form of William, for girls of Wilhelmina; both from Germanic wil 'will, desire' and helm 'helmet,… Victorian · peak 1910 Wilma Girl Short form of Wilhelmina, from Germanic wil 'will' and helm 'helmet, protection'. Modern · peak 1930 · forgotten Wallace Boy From a Scottish surname, Anglo-Norman waleis 'Welshman, foreigner', for the Britons of Strathclyde. Victorian · peak 1923 Willard Boy From an English surname, probably from Old English wil 'will' and heard 'hard, brave'. Victorian · peak 1915 · forgotten Wilbur Boy From an English surname of uncertain origin. Victorian · peak 1913 · forgotten Willis Boy From an English surname meaning 'son of Will'. Victorian · peak 1880 Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.