Wille

UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Variant of Ville

Wille has been given to 407 babies in the U.S. since 1907. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1929, with 17 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 90% boys, 10% girls all-time.

Babies named Wille, 1979

1 in 665,000

Wille over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Wille over time

In 1979, Wille went to 0% girls and 100% boys.

19071979

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Wille: meaning, origin, and history

Variant of Ville

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Wille means

Wille is a variant of Ville.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Wille is used in Swedish.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ville, William and Wilhelm.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 366 boys were recorded with the name Wille between 1907 and 1979. Its highest annual count was 17 in 1929; its best national rank was #1,341 in 1907.

In the United States, 41 girls were recorded with the name Wille between 1912 and 1929. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1912; its best national rank was #2,625 in 1912.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Wille?

Wille had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1979, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1979: 1 in 665,000; 5 of 3,326,731 births
Among boys only: 1 in 344,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 1979: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 461,184 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Wille sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1979 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 461,184 children born in 1979 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Wille. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Willes were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Wille was born before 1938 — so the typical Wille is around 87 today.

Median birth year: 1938; About 87 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 23.5% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 20.2%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 108; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 23.5% of all recorded uses (86).

Is Wille rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1929 (17)
Years since peak: 96; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 37.9% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,341; 1907

Spellings of Wille

Wille is not the most common spelling — Willie is, with 36.6% against Wille's 0.03%.

Willie36.6%450,188
Billy31.3%384,233
Bill13.1%160,474
Willis4.3%52,336
Will3.7%45,952
Billie2.6%31,637
Wiley1.5%18,400
Wilmer1.3%15,979

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Wille by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,341; 1907
Peak year: 1929; 17 that year
First recorded: 1907
Last recorded: 1979
All-time count: 366
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,625; 1912
Peak year: 1912; 7 that year
First recorded: 1912
Last recorded: 1929
All-time count: 41
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Wille

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Wilde Wilkes Willow Wilman Wilian Wilmar Wilver Willson Wills Wilho Wilma Wiliam Wilmon Wilkie Willi Wilmot Willey Willim Joelle Willy Willia Willliam Wil Wildon

Sibling names for Wille

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Marvel Socorro Ofelia Edward Donald Ardith Bennie Paul

For a brother

Normand Frances Carrol Sanford Jules Bud Rolland Gaylord

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