Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Will
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 1888
Peak era
1888
Peak births
707
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Will
How many people are named Will?
An estimated 19,361 living Americans are named Will.
How rare is Will?
Will is uncommon among babies today, with 170 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 76% from its 1888 peak.
How old is the typical Will?
The median age of a living American named Will is approximately 30 years, with most bearers falling between 18 and 51 years old.
Is Will still popular?
Not especially. Will has been declining since its 1888 peak and registered 170 births in 2025.
Where is Will most common?
Will has its strongest geographic signal in Mississippi, where it appears 9.6× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 18882025
Peak year
1888
Decline from peak
76%
2025
170
All-time
45,952
Where it lives now
Will is most concentrated in Mississippi — about 9.1× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Will is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.