First Name WILL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WILL is ranked as the 953rd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 38,711.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 12.14 people named WILL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 64% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named WILL is 19,543.
  • The SSA data also shows that WILL is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names WILL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 38,711 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 953
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 12.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 19,543
  • National Rank 1,433
  • Percentile Rank 98.45%
  • Proportion/100k 6.13

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WILL is 74.6% White, 5.1% Hispanic origin, 15.7% Black, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name WILL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name WILL is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name WILL

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.6% 63.9% 10.7%
Hispanic origin 5.1% 16.3% -11.2%
Black 15.7% 12.3% 3.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WILL is Texas where 5,287 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WILL, as 39.82 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Maine is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is West Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names WILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 798 6.19 97.5% Indiana 401 6.08 95.9% Iowa 334 10.73 96.5% Kansas 197 6.78 92.5% Michigan 865 8.73 98.6% Minnesota 538 9.86 97.7% Missouri 612 20.43 96.5% Nebraska 105 5.59 89.0% North Dakota 24 3.26 70.7% Ohio 664 5.73 97.1% South Dakota 27 3.11 71.7% Wisconsin 559 9.71 97.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 798 6.19 97.5%
Indiana 401 6.08 95.9%
Iowa 334 10.73 96.5%
Kansas 197 6.78 92.5%
Michigan 865 8.73 98.6%
Minnesota 538 9.86 97.7%
Missouri 612 20.43 96.5%
Nebraska 105 5.59 89.0%
North Dakota 24 3.26 70.7%
Ohio 664 5.73 97.1%
South Dakota 27 3.11 71.7%
Wisconsin 559 9.71 97.5%
West State Statistics First-Names WILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 87.0% Arizona 372 5.53 94.6% California 4,905 12.64 99.2% Colorado 425 7.94 95.6% Hawaii 307 21.63 96.4% Idaho 117 7.17 88.7% Montana 126 12.26 87.8% Nevada 119 4.2 90.4% New Mexico 266 12.75 92.2% Oregon 446 11.23 95.6% Utah 157 5.35 90.8% Washington 1,216 17.23 98.5% Wyoming 47 7.98 78.5%

West States
State stats for the first name WILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 87.0%
Arizona 372 5.53 94.6%
California 4,905 12.64 99.2%
Colorado 425 7.94 95.6%
Hawaii 307 21.63 96.4%
Idaho 117 7.17 88.7%
Montana 126 12.26 87.8%
Nevada 119 4.2 90.4%
New Mexico 266 12.75 92.2%
Oregon 446 11.23 95.6%
Utah 157 5.35 90.8%
Washington 1,216 17.23 98.5%
Wyoming 47 7.98 78.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names WILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,071 29.77 97.9% Maine 530 39.82 94.8% Massachusetts 2,433 36.06 98.5% New Hampshire 458 34.51 95.0% New Jersey 1,720 19.24 98.4% New York 1,394 7.06 98.7% Pennsylvania 584 4.56 97.2% Rhode Island 237 22.46 94.0% Vermont 74 11.89 89.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,071 29.77 97.9%
Maine 530 39.82 94.8%
Massachusetts 2,433 36.06 98.5%
New Hampshire 458 34.51 95.0%
New Jersey 1,720 19.24 98.4%
New York 1,394 7.06 98.7%
Pennsylvania 584 4.56 97.2%
Rhode Island 237 22.46 94.0%
Vermont 74 11.89 89.9%
South State Statistics First-Names WILL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 770 15.87 97.3% Arkansas 378 12.74 95.3% Delaware 203 21.67 96.4% Dist. of Columbia 248 37.58 96.6% Florida 1,971 9.91 99.0% Georgia 1,178 11.67 98.3% Kentucky 356 8.08 95.0% Louisiana 583 12.53 96.5% Maryland 446 7.46 97.2% Mississippi 612 20.43 96.5% North Carolina 2,134 21.46 98.9% Oklahoma 427 11.02 95.4% South Carolina 561 11.62 96.7% Tennessee 1,104 16.86 97.9% Texas 5,287 19.61 99.3% Virginia 799 9.59 97.7% West Virginia 45 2.46 80.6%

South States
State stats for the first name WILL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 770 15.87 97.3%
Arkansas 378 12.74 95.3%
Delaware 203 21.67 96.4%
Dist. of Columbia 248 37.58 96.6%
Florida 1,971 9.91 99.0%
Georgia 1,178 11.67 98.3%
Kentucky 356 8.08 95.0%
Louisiana 583 12.53 96.5%
Maryland 446 7.46 97.2%
Mississippi 612 20.43 96.5%
North Carolina 2,134 21.46 98.9%
Oklahoma 427 11.02 95.4%
South Carolina 561 11.62 96.7%
Tennessee 1,104 16.86 97.9%
Texas 5,287 19.61 99.3%
Virginia 799 9.59 97.7%
West Virginia 45 2.46 80.6%
 

Full Names with WILL as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WILL as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named WILL.

The most popular full name is WILL Smith. 1.50% of all the people named WILL have this family name.

There are 4707 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WILL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 WILL Smith 1.50%
2 WILL Johnson 0.74%
3 WILL Williams 0.71%
4 WILL Jones 0.64%
5 WILL Davis 0.59%
6 WILL Brown 0.55%
7 WILL Taylor 0.42%
8 WILL Rogers 0.37%
9 WILL Thomas 0.36%
10 WILL Harris 0.35%
11 WILL Miller 0.34%
12 WILL Wright 0.34%
13 WILL Hall 0.31%
14 WILL Martin 0.30%
15 WILL Wilson 0.30%
16 WILL Moore 0.29%
17 WILL Anderson 0.28%
18 WILL Collins 0.28%
19 WILL Lewis 0.26%
20 WILL Clark 0.25%