Will

Meaning and origin of Will

Popularity of Will in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2023.
• Over recent years, Will has been stable (−0.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Will every 122 schools, all spellings combined.

Will in English-speaking countries

Will ranks 292^nd in Northern Ireland, against 1,436^th in France.

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  292^nd boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,498

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  450^th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,265

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1,052^nd boys’ name26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 6,536

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1,211^th boys’ name508 babies in 3 years1 boy in 10,121−5.3% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1,866^th boys’ name39 babies in 3 years1 boy in 21,188

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Wilabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Will

• Wandrille
• Niels
• Rudy
• Otto
• Alyx
• Carl
• Gautier
• Otis
• Richard
• Robert
• Erik
• Derek

See also

• →French names of Germanic origin