Names starting with W
95 recorded names are covered; below are the top 100 by lifetime births.
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| # | Name | Rank 2025 | Total recorded births | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wanda | #6096 | 281,214 | 1957 #59 | +15.6% |
| 2 | Wendy | #1347 | 262,325 | 1967 #32 | -23.6% |
| 3 | Willie | #10870 | 146,197 | 1919 #61 | +106.7% |
| 4 | Wilma | #3705 | 140,101 | 1925 #62 | +7.5% |
| 5 | Whitney | #1046 | 97,663 | 1986 #32 | -22.1% |
| 6 | Willow | #44 | 65,095 | 2021 #39 | +24.6% |
| 7 | Winifred | #923 | 45,094 | 1918 #145 | +42.6% |
| 8 | Willa | #422 | 32,824 | 2019 #356 | -2.6% |
| 9 | Winnie | #475 | 27,109 | 2025 #475 | +81.2% |
| 10 | William | #13115 | 16,029 | 1928 #369 | -34.2% |
| 11 | Winter | #426 | 15,619 | 2022 #305 | +7.9% |
| 12 | Wendi | — | 14,522 | 1970 #320 | -11.5% |
| 13 | Wren | #231 | 13,641 | 2022 #184 | +102.0% |
| 14 | Wilhelmina | #1517 | 13,094 | 1916 #345 | +8.8% |
| 15 | Winona | #627 | 12,953 | 2025 #627 | +206.7% |
| 16 | Wilda | — | 12,759 | 1926 #327 | -37.5% |
| 17 | Wynter | #457 | 10,728 | 2021 #343 | +35.6% |
| 18 | Whitley | #677 | 8,148 | 1988 #446 | +40.3% |
| 19 | Wrenley | #159 | 7,948 | 2024 #148 | +1011.2% |
| 20 | Winnifred | #2540 | 5,127 | 1918 #547 | +72.8% |
| 21 | Windy | #14835 | 4,971 | 1975 #553 | +3.6% |
| 22 | Waverly | #1028 | 4,563 | 2022 #753 | +10.2% |
| 23 | Wynona | #2820 | 3,836 | 1930 #705 | +221.2% |
| 24 | Walter | — | 3,632 | 1925 #742 | -53.0% |
| 25 | Willia | — | 3,316 | 1928 #735 | — |
| 26 | Wesley | #1926 | 3,256 | 2021 #1583 | +52.8% |
| 27 | Wrenlee | #358 | 3,007 | 2024 #354 | +1326.4% |
| 28 | Willene | — | 2,928 | 1929 #714 | -52.7% |
| 29 | Wanita | — | 2,534 | 1924 #902 | +100.0% |
| 30 | Waneta | — | 2,466 | 1923 #726 | — |
| 31 | Wendie | — | 2,200 | 1970 #1258 | -64.7% |
| 32 | Willette | — | 2,123 | 1965 #1406 | +0.0% |
| 33 | Willetta | — | 1,880 | 1922 #1058 | -58.1% |
| 34 | Wonda | — | 1,776 | 1959 #1314 | -30.8% |
| 35 | Wava | — | 1,727 | 1924 #991 | +40.0% |
| 36 | Wynne | #4456 | 1,710 | 2019 #3386 | -14.4% |
| 37 | Wednesday | #3970 | 1,704 | 2023 #1453 | +41.7% |
| 38 | Whittney | — | 1,633 | 1986 #1017 | -28.3% |
| 39 | Wayne | — | 1,604 | 1954 #1701 | -65.9% |
| 40 | Wynn | #1709 | 1,486 | 2025 #1709 | +66.8% |
| 41 | Wende | — | 1,377 | 1967 #861 | -61.5% |
| 42 | Wrenleigh | #685 | 1,366 | 2025 #685 | +1426.2% |
| 43 | Wyatt | #1483 | 1,362 | 2024 #1201 | +27.2% |
| 44 | Willodean | — | 1,237 | 1928 #830 | -59.1% |
| 45 | Winry | #1524 | 1,204 | 2025 #1524 | +73.8% |
| 46 | Wenona | — | 1,168 | 1975 #1805 | +100.0% |
| 47 | Wendolyn | #11865 | 1,166 | 1966 #1856 | — |
| 48 | Wilhelmenia | — | 1,125 | 1944 #1314 | -18.4% |
| 49 | Wanetta | — | 1,114 | 1922 #1284 | -18.9% |
| 50 | Willena | — | 1,068 | 1923 #1387 | -72.7% |
| 51 | Wisdom | #2819 | 1,043 | 2025 #2819 | +23.9% |
| 52 | Walker | #1961 | 1,037 | 2022 #1430 | +319.0% |
| 53 | Wynell | — | 1,027 | 1932 #1129 | -23.1% |
| 54 | Wenda | — | 1,001 | 1956 #1636 | -30.0% |
| 55 | Wrenly | #1205 | 993 | 2024 #1164 | +410.6% |
| 56 | Warren | #5713 | 984 | 1929 #1418 | +195.5% |
| 57 | Wylene | — | 980 | 1935 #1329 | — |
| 58 | Wynette | — | 956 | 1970 #2119 | +0.0% |
| 59 | Wilhemina | #17132 | 956 | 1960 #1952 | -32.0% |
| 60 | Winslow | #1169 | 935 | 2025 #1169 | +186.1% |
| 61 | Whitlee | #3247 | 930 | 2023 #3044 | +12.9% |
| 62 | Willadean | #13113 | 901 | 1924 #1106 | — |
| 63 | Willard | — | 884 | 1918 #1152 | +33.3% |
| 64 | Waunita | — | 865 | 1924 #1407 | +57.1% |
| 65 | Willis | — | 818 | 1923 #1462 | — |
| 66 | Wylie | #2689 | 792 | 2025 #2689 | +55.7% |
| 67 | Whisper | #13112 | 792 | 1996 #3022 | -15.1% |
| 68 | Wendee | — | 790 | 1971 #1827 | -5.9% |
| 69 | Wyona | — | 782 | 1924 #1502 | -28.6% |
| 70 | Wilhelmena | — | 769 | 1919 #1601 | -37.9% |
| 71 | Wilmer | — | 743 | 1919 #1347 | -5.9% |
| 72 | Wynema | — | 736 | 1934 #1262 | +33.3% |
| 73 | Williemae | — | 722 | 1920 #1101 | -31.3% |
| 74 | Willma | — | 673 | 1918 #1565 | +5.9% |
| 75 | Will | — | 658 | 1922 #1780 | — |
| 76 | Wilder | #3572 | 638 | 2022 #2155 | +31.7% |
| 77 | Willo | #10871 | 637 | 1924 #1871 | -12.8% |
| 78 | Weslie | #2353 | 628 | 2024 #2264 | +166.9% |
| 79 | Whitnee | — | 607 | 1986 #2115 | +24.1% |
| 80 | Weslyn | #4063 | 595 | 2017 #2633 | -21.9% |
| 81 | Waynette | — | 589 | 1970 #3027 | -42.9% |
| 82 | Wallace | #14828 | 588 | 1918 #2026 | -16.7% |
| 83 | Weslynn | #2386 | 583 | 2025 #2386 | +15.8% |
| 84 | Wallis | #11862 | 573 | 1937 #1279 | +23.4% |
| 85 | Wendell | — | 567 | 1940 #1589 | — |
| 86 | Wilna | — | 559 | 1918 #1450 | — |
| 87 | Wauneta | — | 552 | 1922 #1462 | -41.2% |
| 88 | Wanna | — | 550 | 1923 #1893 | -66.7% |
| 89 | Wynelle | — | 548 | 1926 #1665 | -12.5% |
| 90 | Waleska | #11861 | 542 | 1981 #3855 | +113.0% |
| 91 | Wylma | — | 542 | 1920 #1406 | -50.0% |
| 92 | Wynonna | #2750 | 532 | 2024 #2634 | +120.5% |
| 93 | Wilhelmine | — | 525 | 1896 #727 | — |
| 94 | Willamina | #4262 | 508 | 2023 #3089 | +24.2% |
| 95 | Wenonah | — | 506 | 1916 #1484 | — |
Figures are from the U.S. Social Security Administration Popular Baby Names dataset (public domain). Names with fewer than 5 recorded births in a year or state are suppressed by the source.