girl's name
Willetta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Births on record 1,880
Willetta is a girl's name. In 1992 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1922, when 52 babies were given the name.
- It has largely dropped out of use.
- First appears in US birth records in 1893.
Willetta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 37 |
| 1900s | 55 |
| 1910s | 282 |
| 1920s | 357 |
| 1930s | 292 |
| 1940s | 270 |
| 1950s | 233 |
| 1960s | 188 |
| 1970s | 91 |
| 1980s | 70 |
| 1990s (to 1992) | 5 |
How popular is Willetta?
In 1992, Willetta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Willetta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Willetta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Willetta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Willetta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Willetta
How popular is the name Willetta?
In 1992, Willetta was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Willetta a girl's or a boy's name?
Willetta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Willetta most popular?
Willetta peaked in 1922, when 52 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.