Willamina
Girl name · #4186 in 2025 · Uniqueness 73/100
Willamina is currently the #4186 girl name in the United States — 34 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6036, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 52,941 girls born in 2025 was named Willamina.
The 109-year story
Willamina first appears in the Social Security records in 1916, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 54 babies and a rank of #3047. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Willamina per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Willamina in class?
Willamina scores 73 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Willamina will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Willamina is most common
State-level data for Willamina is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Willamina
Statistically, parents drawn to Willamina tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Kathalina, Avalina, Eleina, Safina, and Mahina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Willamina | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 34 | #4172 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3892 |
| 2023 | 54 | #3047 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3963 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4326 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4453 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3788 |
| 2018 | 29 | #4662 |
| 2017 | 32 | #4384 |
| 2016 | 27 | #4990 |
| 2015 | 21 | #6036 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7436 |
| 2010 | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11599 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12676 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17168 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
| 1919 | 6 | #4251 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4417 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Willamina a popular girl name?
Willamina ranked #4186 among girls in 2025 with 34 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6036.
When was the name Willamina most popular?
Willamina peaked in 2023, when 54 American girls received the name (ranked #3047 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Willamina?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 52,941 newborn American girls was named Willamina. It scores 73/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.