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Most popular baby names starting with W
Top 50 U.S. baby names starting with the letter W, ranked by total SSA births from 1910 to 2025.
| # | Name | Gender | Total U.S. births | Peak year | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William | M | 4,215,725 | 1947 | — |
| 2 | Walter | M | 634,804 | 1918 | — |
| 3 | Willie | M | 596,385 | 1925 | — |
| 4 | Wayne | M | 356,422 | 1947 | — |
| 5 | Wanda | F | 282,186 | 1957 | — |
| 6 | Wendy | F | 263,276 | 1967 | — |
| 7 | Wesley | M | 250,969 | 2025 | — |
| 8 | Wyatt | M | 209,814 | 2017 | — |
| 9 | Warren | M | 185,502 | 1921 | — |
| 10 | Wilma | F | 140,855 | 1925 | — |
| 11 | Whitney | F | 103,657 | 1986 | — |
| 12 | Wallace | M | 83,851 | 1923 | — |
| 13 | Willard | M | 78,542 | 1915 | — |
| 14 | Wade | M | 76,666 | 1970 | — |
| 15 | Weston | M | 76,027 | 2025 | — |
| 16 | Willow | F | 65,560 | 2021 | — |
| 17 | Wilbur | M | 57,196 | 1918 | — |
| 18 | Waylon | M | 55,338 | 2025 | — |
| 19 | Wendell | M | 54,330 | 1940 | — |
| 20 | Willis | M | 53,154 | 1924 | — |
| 21 | Wilson | M | 49,017 | 1918 | — |
| 22 | Walker | M | 48,951 | 2022 | — |
| 23 | Will | M | 46,610 | 2005 | — |
| 24 | Winifred | F | 46,200 | 1918 | — |
| 25 | Wilbert | M | 40,193 | 1922 | — |
| 26 | Woodrow | M | 39,246 | 1918 | — |
| 27 | Winston | M | 32,956 | 2019 | — |
| 28 | Willa | F | 32,848 | 2019 | — |
| 29 | Wilfred | M | 29,520 | 1920 | — |
| 30 | Winnie | F | 27,337 | 2025 | — |
| 31 | Wiley | M | 18,794 | 1921 | — |
| 32 | Wilmer | M | 16,722 | 1920 | — |
| 33 | Winter | F | 16,656 | 2022 | — |
| 34 | Wren | F | 15,902 | 2022 | — |
| 35 | Ward | M | 15,124 | 1922 | — |
| 36 | Wendi | F | 14,522 | 1971 | — |
| 37 | Weldon | M | 14,274 | 1920 | — |
| 38 | Wilhelmina | F | 13,099 | 1916 | — |
| 39 | Winona | F | 12,953 | 2025 | — |
| 40 | Wilda | F | 12,774 | 1926 | — |
| 41 | Wynter | F | 10,977 | 2021 | — |
| 42 | Winfred | M | 10,455 | 1924 | — |
| 43 | Wilford | M | 10,447 | 1926 | — |
| 44 | Wilburn | M | 10,339 | 1926 | — |
| 45 | Westley | M | 10,184 | 2025 | — |
| 46 | Wilfredo | M | 9,577 | 1976 | — |
| 47 | Whitley | F | 8,991 | 1988 | — |
| 48 | Wilder | M | 8,835 | 2021 | — |
| 49 | Wilton | M | 8,694 | 1924 | — |
| 50 | Warner | M | 8,633 | 1921 | — |
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