The first name Wil

In 2025, 4 boys were named Wil, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2007, with 21 births (#1,125).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Wil with other names.

In 2025, 5 boys born in the United States were named Wil, the 13,797th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 48 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Wil Trapp
  American soccer player (born 1993)
• Wil Traval
  Australian actor, born 1980
• Wil Myers
  American baseball player, born 1990
• Wil Johnson
  English actor, born 1965
• Wil Hartog
  Dutch motorcycle racer, born 1948
• Wil Albeda
  Dutch politician (1925–2014)
• Wil Horneff
  American actor, born 1979

How popular is the name Wil?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Wil, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2007, with 21 births.

Is Wil a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,094 US babies named Wil since 1880 were boys.

When was Wil most popular?

2005 in the United States, when 48 babies were named Wil, its highest rank at 2,430th.

What name is Wil a form of?

Wil is a form of Will.