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How popular is the name Wil?
Births per year, rank history and how many Wils are alive today.
Wil (male) is a rare spelling of the boys' name Will in England and Wales, ranked 4275th in 2025 and given to 4 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2007, when 21 babies were given the name, the 1125th most popular that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2025 figure is roughly 19% of its peak.
Across all spellings of the name, the Will you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Wills born in England and Wales are between 15 and 25, and there are at least 3,800 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's roughly a 1.2% chance that at least one of them will be called Will.
How many babies are named Wil each year?
Includes all spellings: Wil, Will. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Wil spelling rank?
Where does the Will spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Wil most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Will, peaked in 2010, when 223 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Wil spelling itself peaked in 2007, with 21 babies.
How many people are called Wil?
At least 3,800 people named Wil in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Wil?
Most living Wils are between 15 and 25; the most common age is about 17.
Is Wil becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.