Willie

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Willie: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Willie: Recorded since 1970, with a gap of 14 years, it reached #304 in 1985, and it stood at #785 in 2024.

2registrars recorded it
15times a registrar ranked it
55years from first to last
#304highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Willie's record

Absent from every published list for 14 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 2005–2016

View as table

England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
2005	#3849
2016	#4810

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 13 of the 55 years from 1970 to 2024.

In 2016: #601 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #4810 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1970–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1970
First recorded at #305 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2024
Highest recorded position: #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1970–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Willie appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Boys, which has ranked it in 13 years beginning in 1970, and has registered 44 births with the name.

Willie across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Willie's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Boys	#305 (1970)	#304 (1985)	#785 (2024)	13 of 55	44 (1970–2024)	5 (2006)
England and Wales · Boys	#3849 (2005)	#3849 (2005)	#4810 (2016)	2 of 12	6 (2005–2016)	3 (2005)

Willie by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Willie in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1970s	3	1 of 10	3
1980s	3	1 of 10	3
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	8	2 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	17	5 of 10	3
2020s	10	3 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 3 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Willie appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #304 in Republic of Ireland in 1985.

Willie's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2016	England and Wales	male	#4810	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#3849	3	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	male	#755	3	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	male	#637	4	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	male	#601	4	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#699	3	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#609	4	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	male	#730	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#720	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	male	#701	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	5	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	male	#369	3	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#305	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 2 registrars between 1970 and 2024, ranked in 14 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #304, first reached in 1985.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 5 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2006.

Its record falls into 8 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 14 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2005, and 35 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

6decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 6 decades →
3 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
8separate stretches the record falls into6 to 9 separate stretches →
14 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period10 to 19 years missing →
#785position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
35 yearsyears between the first and last registrar to record itAcross 21 to 40 years →
5births registered in its largest year, 2006Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Willem · #694, 29y
William · #1, 81y
Willis · #1152, 28y
Willoughby · #1124, 26y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Calem · #303, 13y
Daryll · #303, 9y
Eathan · #305, 19y
Lughaidh · #305, 13y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Aldo · #304, 26y
Maxime · #304, 30y
Morris · #304, 31y
Dani · #306, 46y

Willie was ranked #304 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1985. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Willie and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Willie without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Willie

Riley Compare
In 2008 they stood at #423 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #701 and #214.
Roman Compare
In 2008 they stood at #423 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #701 and #386.
Brodie Compare
In 2008 they stood at #423 and #596 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #701 and #404.
Erik Compare
In 2008 they stood at #423 and #493 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 2009 that had become #701 and #429.

Moved the opposite way to Willie

Aaron Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 while Aaron went from #178 to #79.
Adam Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 while Adam went from #206 to #25.
Alexander Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 while Alexander went from #157 to #44.
Arthur Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 while Arthur went from #157 to #47.

Moved the same way as Willie

Adrian Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 and Adrian from #52 to #200.
Alan Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 and Alan from #13 to #240.
Alfred Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 and Alfred from #191 to #430.
Andrew Compare
Between 1970 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Willie went from #305 to #785 and Andrew from #36 to #106.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1970 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #304 in Republic of Ireland in 1985. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Willie

Willie at a glance

What stands out in Willie's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Willie across 2 official records

Willie by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Willie appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Willie

Willie and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Willie

Moved the opposite way to Willie

Moved the same way as Willie

Willie at a glance

What stands out in Willie's record

Willie across 2 official records

Willie by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Willie appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Names published alongside Willie

Willie and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Willie

Moved the opposite way to Willie

Moved the same way as Willie