CRITICALLY LOW — LETTER W
148 names under W. Reported in 2025 at five to nine births. The line is five.
| Name | Sex | First seen | 2025 births | Peak | Total births |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waad | F | 1998 | 7 | 2019 · 8 | 59 |
| Wacey | F | 2025 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 6 |
| Wadiel | M | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Wafaa | F | 1996 | 5 | 2001 · 8 | 81 |
| Wahab | M | 1995 | 5 | 1998 · 9 | 78 |
| Wahid | M | 1982 | 6 | 1999 · 11 | 125 |
| Waldemar | M | 1891 | 5 | 1915 · 50 | 1,510 |
| Waldo | M | 1880 | 6 | 1915 · 174 | 5,716 |
| Waleska | F | 1962 | 8 | 1981 · 21 | 542 |
| Waliyah | F | 2009 | 7 | 2021 · 11 | 28 |
| Wallace | F | 1898 | 6 | 1918 · 19 | 588 |
| Wallis | F | 1936 | 8 | 1937 · 33 | 573 |
| Walther | M | 1913 | 5 | 1913 · 7 | 96 |
| Wander | M | 2019 | 6 | 2019 · 9 | 41 |
| Wania | F | 2004 | 6 | 2021 · 23 | 251 |
| Warner | F | 1929 | 7 | 1956 · 7 | 79 |
| Warrior | M | 2013 | 8 | 2022 · 14 | 126 |
| Wasif | M | 1986 | 9 | 2015 · 12 | 143 |
| Watson | F | 2018 | 5 | 2018 · 6 | 22 |
| Watts | M | 1914 | 6 | 2023 · 13 | 81 |
| Wattson | M | 2019 | 6 | 2020 · 13 | 57 |
| Wave | F | 1897 | 5 | 1917 · 11 | 116 |
| Waverlee | F | 2016 | 6 | 2022 · 15 | 86 |
| Waverleigh | F | 2018 | 8 | 2020 · 8 | 48 |
| Waycee | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Wayden | M | 2006 | 9 | 2024 · 20 | 209 |
| Waylyn | F | 2015 | 8 | 2021 · 17 | 114 |
| Waymon | M | 1888 | 6 | 1936 · 95 | 4,746 |
| Waziha | F | 2023 | 7 | 2023 · 15 | 36 |
| Wedad | F | 2006 | 5 | 2006 · 5 | 15 |
| Wei | M | 1970 | 7 | 1998 · 18 | 290 |
| Wellesley | F | 2015 | 6 | 2021 · 8 | 42 |
| Wellesley | M | 1923 | 7 | 2020 · 8 | 26 |
| Wendall | M | 1904 | 8 | 1958 · 55 | 2,433 |
| Wendel | M | 1911 | 5 | 1940 · 45 | 2,147 |
| Wendolyn | F | 1928 | 8 | 1966 · 39 | 1,166 |
| Wenston | M | 2020 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 11 |
| Wesam | M | 1976 | 5 | 2014 · 22 | 371 |
| Weslan | M | 2021 | 6 | 2023 · 6 | 22 |
| Weslen | M | 2023 | 5 | 2023 · 5 | 10 |
| Weslie | M | 1914 | 8 | 1927 · 11 | 395 |
| Weslin | M | 2009 | 8 | 2025 · 8 | 30 |
| Weslyn | M | 2009 | 8 | 2022 · 18 | 136 |
| Wess | M | 1883 | 8 | 1965 · 16 | 513 |
| West | F | 2019 | 8 | 2024 · 8 | 28 |
| Westin | F | 2015 | 5 | 2024 · 8 | 26 |
| Westlee | M | 1980 | 6 | 2021 · 16 | 194 |
| Westley | F | 1988 | 9 | 2021 · 10 | 65 |
| Westlyn | M | 2017 | 8 | 2017 · 11 | 43 |
| Weston | F | 1986 | 8 | 2023 · 13 | 120 |
| Weylin | M | 1951 | 9 | 2018 · 28 | 669 |
| Weylyn | M | 2010 | 5 | 2019 · 29 | 202 |
| Whalen | M | 1948 | 8 | 2021 · 14 | 203 |
| Whelan | M | 2011 | 9 | 2022 · 15 | 83 |
| Whelen | M | 2023 | 6 | 2023 · 7 | 13 |
| Whimsy | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Whisper | F | 1973 | 7 | 1996 · 40 | 792 |
| Whitlee | M | 2022 | 7 | 2025 · 7 | 13 |
| Whitson | M | 2016 | 8 | 2025 · 8 | 26 |
| Whyatt | M | 1996 | 5 | 2009 · 31 | 357 |
| Wiktoria | F | 1998 | 6 | 2007 · 37 | 298 |
| Wil | M | 1953 | 5 | 2005 · 48 | 1,094 |
| Wila | F | 2015 | 5 | 2015 · 5 | 15 |
| Wild | M | 2017 | 6 | 2023 · 9 | 47 |
| Wilde | F | 2020 | 5 | 2020 · 6 | 17 |
| Wilde | M | 2009 | 9 | 2020 · 26 | 151 |
| Wilford | M | 1880 | 9 | 1926 · 276 | 10,442 |
| Wilhemina | F | 1886 | 5 | 1960 · 35 | 956 |
| Wilian | M | 1989 | 7 | 2007 · 10 | 237 |
| Wilks | M | 2017 | 8 | 2025 · 8 | 20 |
| Willadean | F | 1917 | 7 | 1924 · 51 | 901 |
| Willah | F | 2015 | 7 | 2021 · 11 | 59 |
| Willam | M | 1880 | 5 | 1959 · 76 | 3,516 |
| Willamae | F | 1912 | 6 | 1923 · 28 | 412 |
| Willemina | F | 1920 | 9 | 2015 · 9 | 68 |
| William | F | 1880 | 7 | 1928 · 348 | 16,029 |
| Williamson | M | 1924 | 9 | 1924 · 9 | 96 |
| Willie | F | 1880 | 9 | 1919 · 4,051 | 146,197 |
| Williow | F | 2017 | 5 | 2018 · 8 | 32 |
| Willliam | M | 1922 | 7 | 2006 · 12 | 273 |
| Willo | F | 1911 | 9 | 1924 · 23 | 637 |
| Willoughby | F | 2000 | 5 | 2020 · 10 | 91 |
| Willowdean | F | 1925 | 5 | 1927 · 18 | 75 |
| Willowgrace | F | 2015 | 6 | 2022 · 10 | 42 |
| Willowmae | F | 2018 | 7 | 2022 · 9 | 50 |
| Wills | M | 1921 | 5 | 2021 · 12 | 62 |
| Willson | M | 1914 | 8 | 2014 · 14 | 368 |
| Wilman | M | 1915 | 7 | 1920 · 10 | 237 |
| Wilmar | M | 1912 | 7 | 1919 · 22 | 597 |
| Wilmary | F | 1981 | 5 | 2017 · 9 | 129 |
| Wilondja | M | 2019 | 6 | 2024 · 8 | 29 |
| Wilver | M | 1990 | 7 | 2007 · 17 | 202 |
| Win | M | 1951 | 9 | 2022 · 16 | 179 |
| Winchester | M | 2014 | 7 | 2023 · 15 | 106 |
| Wind | M | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Windell | M | 1914 | 7 | 1941 · 117 | 3,006 |
| Windy | F | 1948 | 6 | 1975 · 310 | 4,971 |
| Winfield | M | 1880 | 8 | 1916 · 125 | 5,214 |
| Winley | F | 2021 | 8 | 2025 · 8 | 18 |
| Winn | M | 1918 | 8 | 2021 · 20 | 335 |
| Winner | F | 2011 | 6 | 2015 · 11 | 81 |
| Winni | F | 1999 | 5 | 2006 · 15 | 142 |
| Winnona | F | 1916 | 8 | 1923 · 12 | 165 |
| Winola | F | 1916 | 5 | 1934 · 10 | 113 |
| Winsleigh | F | 2025 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 6 |
| Winslett | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Winslowe | F | 2025 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 6 |
| Winson | M | 1914 | 7 | 2002 · 21 | 409 |
| Winton | M | 1892 | 7 | 1920 · 78 | 1,940 |
| Wissam | M | 1985 | 7 | 2022 · 22 | 257 |
| Wolfram | M | 1971 | 5 | 2017 · 8 | 58 |
| Won | M | 1972 | 5 | 1979 · 8 | 102 |
| Wonder | M | 2019 | 9 | 2025 · 9 | 24 |
| Wood | M | 1880 | 7 | 2023 · 16 | 320 |
| Woodens | M | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Woodford | M | 1911 | 8 | 1916 · 28 | 578 |
| Woodlyn | F | 2021 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 11 |
| Woodlynn | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Woodmael | M | 2024 | 6 | 2024 · 7 | 13 |
| Woods | F | 2023 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 11 |
| Wooju | M | 2025 | 6 | 2025 · 6 | 6 |
| Wreign | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Wrenlea | F | 2024 | 8 | 2025 · 8 | 15 |
| Wrenlyn | F | 2022 | 8 | 2022 · 8 | 32 |
| Wrenn | M | 1987 | 6 | 2022 · 10 | 59 |
| Wrennlee | F | 2022 | 5 | 2023 · 6 | 16 |
| Wrennley | F | 2021 | 5 | 2024 · 8 | 24 |
| Wriggs | M | 2021 | 6 | 2021 · 6 | 17 |
| Wriley | F | 2003 | 5 | 2003 · 6 | 44 |
| Wrinlee | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Wrinley | F | 2020 | 7 | 2024 · 8 | 39 |
| Wryder | M | 2011 | 7 | 2013 · 7 | 53 |
| Wryn | F | 2015 | 8 | 2022 · 13 | 93 |
| Wrynley | F | 2022 | 5 | 2022 · 5 | 20 |
| Wrynn | F | 2012 | 8 | 2021 · 20 | 122 |
| Wulf | M | 2018 | 5 | 2018 · 6 | 17 |
| Wulfric | M | 2012 | 5 | 2022 · 12 | 86 |
| Wuraola | F | 2019 | 6 | 2022 · 7 | 18 |
| Wyla | F | 1924 | 8 | 2025 · 8 | 34 |
| Wyley | M | 1917 | 6 | 2010 · 9 | 158 |
| Wylin | M | 2018 | 6 | 2018 · 7 | 25 |
| Wyn | F | 1959 | 9 | 2025 · 9 | 37 |
| Wyndham | F | 2025 | 7 | 2025 · 7 | 7 |
| Wynlee | F | 2021 | 7 | 2025 · 7 | 12 |
| Wynnona | F | 2021 | 6 | 2024 · 8 | 19 |
| Wynstin | M | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Wynterr | F | 2025 | 5 | 2025 · 5 | 5 |
| Wyonna | F | 1936 | 6 | 1936 · 8 | 55 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.
Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.
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