Data through 2025

Will name popularity in England and Wales

Will ranked #2659 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 8 boys named Will.

Rank#2659

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded8

ONS

Peak year2004

211 recorded

Five-year change-57.9%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Boys

Will for boys and girls

Boys

8

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025

Will in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys8#2659
2024boys13#1859
2023boys18#1407
2022boys16#1534
2021boys18#1391
2020boys19#1314
2019boys33#894
2018boys40#801
2017boys46#743
2016boys62#585
2015boys79#493
2014boys91#442
Show full history (30 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys8#2659
2024boys13#1859
2023boys18#1407
2022boys16#1534
2021boys18#1391
2020boys19#1314
2019boys33#894
2018boys40#801
2017boys46#743
2016boys62#585
2015boys79#493
2014boys91#442
2013boys106#382
2012boys143#316
2011boys172#269
2010boys205#234
2009boys197#228
2008boys202#228
2007boys181#236
2006boys186#221
2005boys178#209
2004boys211#188
2003boys153#219
2002boys135#227
2001boys142#215
2000boys143#218
1999boys147#209
1998boys134#227
1997boys67#353
1996boys48#423

Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.

How Will’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-89.9%
Change since peak-96.2%