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Girl name

Willene

100% girls · last recorded 1975

Willene has been given to about 2,928 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1929, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 1,402
Median age today81 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Willene per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1929 · 97
  • Born in 20250
  • All time2,928

How popular is Willene?

Its best year was 1929, when 97 babies were given the name, ranking 714th. The typical living American called Willene is about 81 years old today.

Names that sound like Willene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ilene0.85
  2. Irene0.73
  3. Adilene0.72
  4. Shirlene0.72
  5. Allene0.71
  6. Jaylene0.71
  7. Kaylene0.71
  8. Arlene0.68

Middle names for Willene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Willene Rose0.83
  2. Willene Marie0.83
  3. Willene Grace0.83
  4. Willene Louise0.83
  5. Willene Claire0.82
  6. Willene Mae0.82

Sibling names for Willene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elouisesister · 0.85
  2. Ruthiesister · 0.84
  3. Mavissister · 0.81
  4. Harlanbrother · 0.79
  5. Hughbrother · 0.77
  6. Otisbrother · 0.77

Where Willene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Willene Nguyen0.78
    2. Willene Moore0.78
    3. Willene Hill0.78
    4. Willene Hall0.78
    5. Willene Brown0.78
    6. Willene Young0.75

    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 Willene

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

    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.