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

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
86,4371:4,194644
England
100%
16,6861:3,332452
Australia-9,9431:1,374283
Canada
100%
8,1571:4,062678
Netherlands
98%
 
4,7271:3,576599
China-1,7591:776,60931,117
Angola-1,7541:15,3741,486
New Zealand-1,6751:2,708479
Brazil
100%
1,6311:131,3536,670
Sudan
100%
1,5861:23,8382,295
Venezuela
100%
9821:30,7552,189
Ghana-8991:30,0181,918
El Salvador-8521:7,443636
Poland
93%
 
8011:47,4751,298
Saudi Arabia-7581:40,6504,986
Scotland
100%
6081:8,800651
Colombia
100%
5831:81,9542,918
Honduras
100%
5691:15,4961,271
Congo
97%
 
5271:9,5051,237
Egypt
50%
 
4771:192,6647,172
Germany
97%
 
4711:205,2613,153
France
100%
4561:145,7682,733
Malawi
100%
4231:40,4552,904
India
84%
 
4111:2,955,907135,192
South Africa
90%
 
3851:141,64310,179
Wales
100%
3851:8,037732
Sri Lanka-3581:58,0985,853
Togo-3301:21,9373,753
Philippines
85%
 
3261:325,18212,401
Malaysia
97%
 
2731:111,5387,609
Nigeria
 
62%
2611:680,32319,262
Japan-2601:492,25410,967
Hong Kong-2521:30,7652,371
Indonesia-2511:1,027,74463,263
Peru
100%
2481:128,1914,099
Ireland
98%
 
2281:20,3661,003
Dominican Republic-2101:49,6733,332
Guatemala
91%
 
1931:83,4632,056
Northern Ireland
100%
1701:10,842789
Haiti
100%
1681:63,8514,032
Russia
100%
1621:890,3327,990
Singapore
100%
1601:39,2946,551
DR Congo
94%
 
1571:470,24016,785
Thailand
100%
1351:519,00624,315
Liberia
94%
 
1341:32,9261,963
Belgium
100%
1231:93,4153,322
Kenya
90%
 
1201:385,89312,026
South Korea-1171:47,3883,270
Kuwait-1141:33,2043,097
Portugal-1111:93,7922,607
Morocco-1091:315,1256,796
Swaziland-1031:12,6231,554
Mexico
94%
 
1011:1,229,1539,081
Bahrain-891:15,1542,209
Afghanistan
 
74%
791:412,9567,545
Uzbekistan-781:394,6987,244
Costa Rica
100%
701:68,1142,629
Switzerland
100%
671:122,5893,539
Cameroon
100%
631:343,02412,399
Nicaragua
100%
621:97,0703,426
Panama
100%
591:66,2133,892
Spain-531:877,9248,232
Taiwan
100%
531:448,48526,770
United Arab Emirates-521:137,5389,445
Guernsey-471:1,347252
Uganda
90%
 
431:952,48716,908
Qatar
100%
381:62,3587,477
Botswana-371:59,0395,548
Jersey-341:2,941444
Mauritius-331:39,3272,665
Sweden
100%
331:298,7249,079
Denmark-321:176,5474,105
Papua New Guinea
80%
 
321:254,76021,073
Zimbabwe
91%
 
281:550,85123,998
French Polynesia-271:10,2931,329
Seychelles
100%
261:3,564725
Mongolia-251:117,3937,151
Myanmar-251:2,077,931882
Norway
100%
251:205,2935,123
Malta-231:18,6681,434
Vietnam-231:4,027,0923,486
Italy
95%
 
221:2,775,55017,247
Bermuda-211:3,087575
Zambia-201:792,74014,411
Kazakhstan
100%
191:934,04410,348
Gibraltar-181:1,897362
Guam-171:9,4501,317
Isle of Man
100%
171:5,001173
Chile
82%
 
161:1,100,4509,633
Marshall Islands
100%
151:3,415513
Belarus
89%
 
141:677,3134,005
Czechia
97%
 
121:888,0143,257
Israel
73%
 
121:700,24311,627
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
121:16,0001,525
Uruguay-121:285,6364,451
Luxembourg
100%
111:51,2771,980
Tanzania
100%
111:4,798,93827,236
Argentina
100%
101:4,277,32411,519
Oman-101:410,8674,770
Paraguay
100%
101:723,6805,820
Solomon Islands-101:58,0963,433
Bangladesh-91:17,717,93019,122
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
91:151,2699,102
Tunisia-91:75,2113,284
Ecuador-71:2,532,41712,755
Pakistan
100%
71:27,765,383122,080
Bahamas-61:66,5621,346
Cambodia
67%
 
61:2,712,22228,071
Estonia-61:219,2306,245
Romania-61:3,341,99626,471
Benin-51:2,115,16940,564
Namibia-51:480,8366,391
Algeria-41:9,544,18014,095
Austria-41:2,128,55010,134
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
Finland
50%
 
41:1,370,79611,464
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Macau-41:152,052991
Monaco-41:9,6161,312
Mozambique-41:6,810,8393,114
Puerto Rico-41:887,5754,962
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Slovakia-41:1,327,5164,597
Tajikistan-41:2,093,7305,016
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Barbados-31:96,5962,324
Cayman Islands-31:20,4331,694
Georgia-31:1,246,15515,822
Ivory Coast
100%
31:7,691,97882,363
Jamaica-31:961,07614,069
Senegal
100%
31:4,860,45220,187
Turkey-31:25,933,90352,822
Ukraine-31:15,166,63617,541
Albania-21:1,523,28533,816
Andorra-21:41,444944
Anguilla-21:6,628945
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Cuba-21:5,753,2769,613
Greece-21:5,467,27417,678
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
Slovenia-21:1,229,3796,326
Syria-21:9,653,0387,712
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Armenia
100%
11:2,918,75314,910
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Bosnia and Herzegovina-11:3,524,4588,651
British Virgin Islands-11:31,2501,787
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Cape Verde-11:529,1516,361
Cook Islands-11:18,1531,349
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
East Timor-11:1,218,375811
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Ethiopia
100%
11:97,560,13329,608
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
Grenada-11:108,1254,208
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Hungary
97%
 
11:9,791,7716,528
Iran-11:78,496,86865,150
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Laos-11:6,586,8561,888
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Lithuania-11:2,951,8825,377
North Macedonia-11:2,090,75715,787
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Mauritania-11:4,095,23927,701
Moldova-11:3,561,1398,690
Montenegro-11:634,5764,914
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
New Caledonia-11:270,1643,221
Niger-11:19,183,99477,442
Northern Mariana Islands-11:54,6681,803
Saint Kitts and Nevis-11:54,8612,604
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
Sierra Leone-11:7,088,6631,497
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Transnistria-11:475,6382,115
Turkmenistan-11:5,472,8703,925
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398

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

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wîll921/
Wille894,911/
Waill89183/
Wuill89118/
Weill8996/
Whill8922/
Wiell894/
Willh893/
Wwill893/
Hwill892/
Willl892/
Wioll891/
Wilhl891/
Wil8629,911/
Wll8618/
Wuille8013/
Whille8010/
Weille8010/
Woille806/
Waille805/
Whaill803/
Willhe803/
Willle802/
Wilgli802/
D'will801/
Whuill801/
Wuillt801/
Will'e801/
Weillh801/
Willhs801/
Bill75514,478/
Wail7540,248/
Wile757,167/
Wiel752,512/
Well752,362/
Wilh75589/
Wllh75566/
Vill75334/
Wuil75294/
Weil75189/
Uill75109/
Wyll75107/
Whil7539/
Wihl757/
Woil753/
Wlll753/
Whll751/
Hwil751/
Hwll751/
Vwil751/
Wwil751/
Willowa736/
Waell671,347/
Wl671,272/
Welle67524/
Waail67310/
Waile67212/
Weile67132/
Villő6798/
Wuile6772/
Wilhe6769/
Wylle6745/
While6737/
Woile6716/
Whell6714/
Billl6711/
Hwail679/
Viell678/
Billh676/
Weall676/
Whyll675/
Wuild675/
Wai'l674/
Weell674/
Huill673/
We'll673/
Wiehl673/
Violl673/
Whail673/
Wigli673/
Uilld672/
Hwile671/
Bijll671/
Wwell671/
Woell671/
Whuil671/
Wheil671/
Wuilh671/
Wuilt671/
Wuell671/
Wilpf671/
Wailh671/
Weijl671/
Wellÿ671/
W'ell671/
Visll671/
Hwell671/
Hbill671/
Wilph671/
Wijlt671/
Wildh671/
Wllzs671/
Wwiol671/
Wwisl671/
Wilpp671/
Wylld671/

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