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Girl name

Willean

100% girls · last recorded 1963

Willean has been given to about 259 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1950, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
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Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 151
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Willean per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1950 · 15
  • Born in 20250
  • All time259

How popular is Willean?

Its best year was 1950, when 15 babies were given the name, ranking 2777th. The typical living American called Willean is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Willean

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lillian0.71
  2. Jillian0.71
  3. Gillian0.71
  4. Milan0.68
  5. Lilian0.68
  6. Lilyan0.68
  7. Willa0.61
  8. Rylan0.60

Middle names for Willean

Ranked by flow score
  1. Willean Eve0.80
  2. Willean Elizabeth0.78
  3. Willean Josephine0.78
  4. Willean Anne0.78
  5. Willean Rose0.77
  6. Willean Louise0.77

Sibling names for Willean

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.67
  2. Elouisesister · 0.62
  3. Fayesister · 0.61
  4. Harveybrother · 0.54
  5. Mackbrother · 0.54
  6. Billieeither · 0.54

Where Willean is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Willean Anderson0.74
    2. Willean Reyes0.72
    3. Willean Moore0.72
    4. Willean Lee0.72
    5. Willean Hill0.72
    6. Willean Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Willean

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.