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01 / Meaning & origin
Wille is a masculine given name documented in Swedish, Danish and Finnish.
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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2 countries with official statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 1979: 5 boys (rank 6056).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Wille
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | 6 | 1,200 | observed |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | observed |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 5 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | 8 | 2,829 | observed |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,516 | observed |
| 1917 | 9 | 2,732 | observed |
| 1918 | 6 | 3,728 | observed |
| 1919 | 6 | 3,736 | observed |
| 1920 | 6 | 3,815 | observed |
| 1921 | 7 | 3,517 | observed |
| 1922 | 5 | 4,307 | observed |
| 1923 | 10 | 2,772 | observed |
| 1924 | 6 | 3,867 | observed |
| 1925 | 12 | 2,435 | observed |
| 1926 | 8 | 3,139 | observed |
| 1927 | 8 | 3,151 | observed |
| 1928 | 7 | 3,357 | observed |
| 1929 | 17 | 1,848 | observed |
| 1930 | 6 | 3,592 | observed |
| 1931 | 9 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1932 | 6 | 3,361 | observed |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | 6 | 3,277 | observed |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | 8 | 2,646 | observed |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | 11 | 2,179 | observed |
| 1941 | 9 | 2,491 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 6 | 3,231 | observed |
| 1944 | 9 | 2,467 | observed |
| 1945 | 6 | 2,996 | observed |
| 1946 | 10 | 2,403 | observed |
| 1947 | 5 | 3,733 | observed |
| 1948 | 6 | 3,316 | observed |
| 1949 | 13 | 2,123 | observed |
| 1950 | 11 | 2,321 | observed |
| 1951 | 11 | 2,367 | observed |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 12 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1955 | 8 | 2,964 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | 6 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 8 | 3,037 | observed |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | observed |
| 1961 | 6 | 3,652 | observed |
| 1962 | 11 | 2,504 | observed |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | observed |
| 1964 | 5 | 4,039 | observed |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 5 | 3,948 | observed |
| 1967 | 5 | 3,966 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | 5 | 4,724 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 5 | 6,056 | observed |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2004 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2005 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2006 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2007 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2008 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2009 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Wille” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Wille— “helmet of resolution”
_Wille_, _m._ _Swiss_, Teu. helmet of resolution, 315
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.