boy's name

Godwill

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 30

Godwill is a boy's name. In 2021 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2008, when 5 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 2005.

Godwill over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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Births named Godwill by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 15
2010s (to 2012) 3

How popular is Godwill?

In 2012, Godwill was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Godwill is used

England & Wales #5,933 3 in 2012
United States #11,819 6 in 2021

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Godwill

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Godwill also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Godwill over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Godwill

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Godwill — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Godwill

How popular is the name Godwill?

In 2012, Godwill was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Godwill a girl's or a boy's name?

Godwill is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Godwill most popular?

Godwill peaked in 2008, when 5 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.