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Baby names that start with W

Wanda and William are among the most recorded W names in SSA history. Use this page to browse names by starting letter, then open any dossier for the full popularity curve.

Girls starting with W

#1Wanda281,214 total · peak 1957
#2Wendy262,325 total · peak 1967
#3Willie146,197 total · peak 1919
#4Wilma140,101 total · peak 1925
#5Whitney97,663 total · peak 1986
#6Willow65,095 total · peak 2021
#7Winifred45,094 total · peak 1918
#8Willa32,824 total · peak 2019
#9Winnie27,109 total · peak 2025
#10William16,029 total · peak 1928
#11Winter15,619 total · peak 2022
#12Wendi14,522 total · peak 1970
#13Wren13,641 total · peak 2022
#14Wilhelmina13,094 total · peak 1916
#15Winona12,953 total · peak 2025
#16Wilda12,759 total · peak 1926
#17Wynter10,728 total · peak 2021
#18Whitley8,148 total · peak 1988
#19Wrenley7,948 total · peak 2024
#20Winnifred5,127 total · peak 1918
#21Windy4,971 total · peak 1975
#22Waverly4,563 total · peak 2022
#23Wynona3,836 total · peak 1930
#24Walter3,632 total · peak 1925
#25Willia3,316 total · peak 1928

Boys starting with W

#1William4,199,696 total · peak 1947
#2Walter631,172 total · peak 1918
#3Willie450,188 total · peak 1947
#4Wayne354,818 total · peak 1947
#5Wesley247,713 total · peak 2025
#6Wyatt208,452 total · peak 2017
#7Warren184,518 total · peak 1921
#8Wallace83,263 total · peak 1923
#9Willard77,658 total · peak 1915
#10Wade76,498 total · peak 1970
#11Weston75,907 total · peak 2025
#12Wilbur56,906 total · peak 1918
#13Waylon55,048 total · peak 2025
#14Wendell53,763 total · peak 1940
#15Willis52,336 total · peak 1924
#16Wilson48,807 total · peak 1918
#17Walker47,914 total · peak 2022
#18Will45,952 total · peak 1888
#19Wilbert40,015 total · peak 1922
#20Woodrow39,107 total · peak 1918
#21Winston32,794 total · peak 2019
#22Wilfred29,417 total · peak 1920
#23Wiley18,400 total · peak 1921
#24Wilmer15,979 total · peak 1920
#25Ward15,026 total · peak 1961