Will Forename
6,961st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 150,881 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey
Will Forename Definition:
A pleasant diminutive—in late C19-20, more general among women than among men—of William.
Will Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 86,437 | 1:4,194 | 644 |
| England | 100% | 16,686 | 1:3,332 | 452 |
| Australia | - | 9,943 | 1:1,374 | 283 |
| Canada | 100% | 8,157 | 1:4,062 | 678 |
| Netherlands | 98% | 4,727 | 1:3,576 | 599 |
| China | - | 1,759 | 1:776,609 | 31,117 |
| Angola | - | 1,754 | 1:15,374 | 1,486 |
| New Zealand | - | 1,675 | 1:2,708 | 479 |
| Brazil | 100% | 1,631 | 1:131,353 | 6,670 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1,586 | 1:23,838 | 2,295 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 982 | 1:30,755 | 2,189 |
| Ghana | - | 899 | 1:30,018 | 1,918 |
| El Salvador | - | 852 | 1:7,443 | 636 |
| Poland | 93% | 801 | 1:47,475 | 1,298 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 758 | 1:40,650 | 4,986 |
| Scotland | 100% | 608 | 1:8,800 | 651 |
| Colombia | 100% | 583 | 1:81,954 | 2,918 |
| Honduras | 100% | 569 | 1:15,496 | 1,271 |
| Congo | 97% | 527 | 1:9,505 | 1,237 |
| Egypt | 50% | 477 | 1:192,664 | 7,172 |
| Germany | 97% | 471 | 1:205,261 | 3,153 |
| France | 100% | 456 | 1:145,768 | 2,733 |
| Malawi | 100% | 423 | 1:40,455 | 2,904 |
| India | 84% | 411 | 1:2,955,907 | 135,192 |
| South Africa | 90% | 385 | 1:141,643 | 10,179 |
| Wales | 100% | 385 | 1:8,037 | 732 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 358 | 1:58,098 | 5,853 |
| Togo | - | 330 | 1:21,937 | 3,753 |
| Philippines | 85% | 326 | 1:325,182 | 12,401 |
| Malaysia | 97% | 273 | 1:111,538 | 7,609 |
| Nigeria | 62% | 261 | 1:680,323 | 19,262 |
| Japan | - | 260 | 1:492,254 | 10,967 |
| Hong Kong | - | 252 | 1:30,765 | 2,371 |
| Indonesia | - | 251 | 1:1,027,744 | 63,263 |
| Peru | 100% | 248 | 1:128,191 | 4,099 |
| Ireland | 98% | 228 | 1:20,366 | 1,003 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 210 | 1:49,673 | 3,332 |
| Guatemala | 91% | 193 | 1:83,463 | 2,056 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 170 | 1:10,842 | 789 |
| Haiti | 100% | 168 | 1:63,851 | 4,032 |
| Russia | 100% | 162 | 1:890,332 | 7,990 |
| Singapore | 100% | 160 | 1:39,294 | 6,551 |
| DR Congo | 94% | 157 | 1:470,240 | 16,785 |
| Thailand | 100% | 135 | 1:519,006 | 24,315 |
| Liberia | 94% | 134 | 1:32,926 | 1,963 |
| Belgium | 100% | 123 | 1:93,415 | 3,322 |
| Kenya | 90% | 120 | 1:385,893 | 12,026 |
| South Korea | - | 117 | 1:47,388 | 3,270 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Portugal | - | 111 | 1:93,792 | 2,607 |
| Morocco | - | 109 | 1:315,125 | 6,796 |
| Swaziland | - | 103 | 1:12,623 | 1,554 |
| Mexico | 94% | 101 | 1:1,229,153 | 9,081 |
| Bahrain | - | 89 | 1:15,154 | 2,209 |
| Afghanistan | 74% | 79 | 1:412,956 | 7,545 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 78 | 1:394,698 | 7,244 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 70 | 1:68,114 | 2,629 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 67 | 1:122,589 | 3,539 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 63 | 1:343,024 | 12,399 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 62 | 1:97,070 | 3,426 |
| Panama | 100% | 59 | 1:66,213 | 3,892 |
| Spain | - | 53 | 1:877,924 | 8,232 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 53 | 1:448,485 | 26,770 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 52 | 1:137,538 | 9,445 |
| Guernsey | - | 47 | 1:1,347 | 252 |
| Uganda | 90% | 43 | 1:952,487 | 16,908 |
| Qatar | 100% | 38 | 1:62,358 | 7,477 |
| Botswana | - | 37 | 1:59,039 | 5,548 |
| Jersey | - | 34 | 1:2,941 | 444 |
| Mauritius | - | 33 | 1:39,327 | 2,665 |
| Sweden | 100% | 33 | 1:298,724 | 9,079 |
| Denmark | - | 32 | 1:176,547 | 4,105 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 32 | 1:254,760 | 21,073 |
| Zimbabwe | 91% | 28 | 1:550,851 | 23,998 |
| French Polynesia | - | 27 | 1:10,293 | 1,329 |
| Seychelles | 100% | 26 | 1:3,564 | 725 |
| Mongolia | - | 25 | 1:117,393 | 7,151 |
| Myanmar | - | 25 | 1:2,077,931 | 882 |
| Norway | 100% | 25 | 1:205,293 | 5,123 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Vietnam | - | 23 | 1:4,027,092 | 3,486 |
| Italy | 95% | 22 | 1:2,775,550 | 17,247 |
| Bermuda | - | 21 | 1:3,087 | 575 |
| Zambia | - | 20 | 1:792,740 | 14,411 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 19 | 1:934,044 | 10,348 |
| Gibraltar | - | 18 | 1:1,897 | 362 |
| Guam | - | 17 | 1:9,450 | 1,317 |
| Isle of Man | 100% | 17 | 1:5,001 | 173 |
| Chile | 82% | 16 | 1:1,100,450 | 9,633 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 15 | 1:3,415 | 513 |
| Belarus | 89% | 14 | 1:677,313 | 4,005 |
| Czechia | 97% | 12 | 1:888,014 | 3,257 |
| Israel | 73% | 12 | 1:700,243 | 11,627 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 12 | 1:16,000 | 1,525 |
| Uruguay | - | 12 | 1:285,636 | 4,451 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 11 | 1:51,277 | 1,980 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 11 | 1:4,798,938 | 27,236 |
| Argentina | 100% | 10 | 1:4,277,324 | 11,519 |
| Oman | - | 10 | 1:410,867 | 4,770 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 10 | 1:723,680 | 5,820 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 10 | 1:58,096 | 3,433 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 9 | 1:151,269 | 9,102 |
| Tunisia | - | 9 | 1:75,211 | 3,284 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 7 | 1:27,765,383 | 122,080 |
| Bahamas | - | 6 | 1:66,562 | 1,346 |
| Cambodia | 67% | 6 | 1:2,712,222 | 28,071 |
| Estonia | - | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| Romania | - | 6 | 1:3,341,996 | 26,471 |
| Benin | - | 5 | 1:2,115,169 | 40,564 |
| Namibia | - | 5 | 1:480,836 | 6,391 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Austria | - | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Fiji | - | 4 | 1:223,094 | 2,508 |
| Finland | 50% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Monaco | - | 4 | 1:9,616 | 1,312 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 4 | 1:887,575 | 4,962 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Slovakia | - | 4 | 1:1,327,516 | 4,597 |
| Tajikistan | - | 4 | 1:2,093,730 | 5,016 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 4 | 1:27,437 | 2,836 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 3 | 1:20,433 | 1,694 |
| Georgia | - | 3 | 1:1,246,155 | 15,822 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 3 | 1:7,691,978 | 82,363 |
| Jamaica | - | 3 | 1:961,076 | 14,069 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| Turkey | - | 3 | 1:25,933,903 | 52,822 |
| Ukraine | - | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Albania | - | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Andorra | - | 2 | 1:41,444 | 944 |
| Anguilla | - | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Bolivia | - | 2 | 1:5,300,702 | 6,605 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 2 | 1:9,189,734 | 69,235 |
| Cuba | - | 2 | 1:5,753,276 | 9,613 |
| Greece | - | 2 | 1:5,467,274 | 17,678 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Slovenia | - | 2 | 1:1,229,379 | 6,326 |
| Syria | - | 2 | 1:9,653,038 | 7,712 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Armenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cook Islands | - | 1 | 1:18,153 | 1,349 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Grenada | - | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Hungary | 97% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| North Macedonia | - | 1 | 1:2,090,757 | 15,787 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turkmenistan | - | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
The alternate forms: Wîll (1) are calculated separately.
Will (62,475) may also be a surname.
Will Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A pleasant diminutive—in late C19-20, more general among women than among men—of William.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Will Forename Popularity
Will Demographics
Will Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 10,556 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wîll | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wille | 89 | 4,911 | / |
| Waill | 89 | 183 | / |
| Wuill | 89 | 118 | / |
| Weill | 89 | 96 | / |
| Whill | 89 | 22 | / |
| Wiell | 89 | 4 | / |
| Willh | 89 | 3 | / |
| Wwill | 89 | 3 | / |
| Hwill | 89 | 2 | / |
| Willl | 89 | 2 | / |
| Wioll | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wilhl | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wil | 86 | 29,911 | / |
| Wll | 86 | 18 | / |
| Wuille | 80 | 13 | / |
| Whille | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weille | 80 | 10 | / |
| Woille | 80 | 6 | / |
| Waille | 80 | 5 | / |
| Whaill | 80 | 3 | / |
| Willhe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Willle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wilgli | 80 | 2 | / |
| D'will | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whuill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuillt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Will'e | 80 | 1 | / |
| Weillh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Willhs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bill | 75 | 514,478 | / |
| Wail | 75 | 40,248 | / |
| Wile | 75 | 7,167 | / |
| Wiel | 75 | 2,512 | / |
| Well | 75 | 2,362 | / |
| Wilh | 75 | 589 | / |
| Wllh | 75 | 566 | / |
| Vill | 75 | 334 | / |
| Wuil | 75 | 294 | / |
| Weil | 75 | 189 | / |
| Uill | 75 | 109 | / |
| Wyll | 75 | 107 | / |
| Whil | 75 | 39 | / |
| Wihl | 75 | 7 | / |
| Woil | 75 | 3 | / |
| Wlll | 75 | 3 | / |
| Whll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hwll | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wwil | 75 | 1 | / |
| Willowa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Waell | 67 | 1,347 | / |
| Wl | 67 | 1,272 | / |
| Welle | 67 | 524 | / |
| Waail | 67 | 310 | / |
| Waile | 67 | 212 | / |
| Weile | 67 | 132 | / |
| Villő | 67 | 98 | / |
| Wuile | 67 | 72 | / |
| Wilhe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Wylle | 67 | 45 | / |
| While | 67 | 37 | / |
| Woile | 67 | 16 | / |
| Whell | 67 | 14 | / |
| Billl | 67 | 11 | / |
| Hwail | 67 | 9 | / |
| Viell | 67 | 8 | / |
| Billh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weall | 67 | 6 | / |
| Whyll | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wuild | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wai'l | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Huill | 67 | 3 | / |
| We'll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wiehl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Violl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Whail | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wigli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uilld | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hwile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bijll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whuil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wheil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuilh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuilt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilpf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wailh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weijl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wellÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| W'ell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Visll | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wijlt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wildh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wllzs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwiol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwisl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wilpp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wylld | 67 | 1 | / |
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