girl's name

Willona

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 117

Willona is a girl's name. In 1979 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1975, when 16 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1974.

Willona over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s.

82
'70
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Births named Willona by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 82

How popular is Willona?

In 1979, Willona was given to 12 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Willona is used

United States #5,526 12 in 1979
France #6,559 5 in 2022

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.

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 Willona

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 Willona over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Willona

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

Common questions about Willona

How popular is the name Willona?

In 1979, Willona was given to 12 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Willona is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Willona most popular?

Willona peaked in 1975, when 16 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.