Top Boy Baby Names starting with w

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 2008.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2008 Starting On W.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on W? These were the 100 most popular names from 2008 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys this specific year.

Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
8William1 in 98 (1.02%)18,362
62Wyatt1 in 246 (0.41%)7,302
193Wesley1 in 874 (0.11%)2,054
321Weston1 in 1,777 (0.06%)1,010
390Walter1 in 2,425 (0.04%)740
495Walker1 in 3,499 (0.03%)513
525Warren1 in 3,755 (0.03%)478
533Wilson1 in 3,919 (0.03%)458
535Waylon1 in 3,971 (0.03%)452
567Willie1 in 4,314 (0.02%)416
586Will1 in 4,626 (0.02%)388
602Wade1 in 4,825 (0.02%)372
704Wayne1 in 6,189 (0.02%)290
803Winston1 in 7,942 (0.01%)226
1078Westin1 in 14,592 (0.01%)123
1386Wilmer1 in 23,930 (0%)75
1484Wilfredo1 in 28,043 (0%)64
1588Willem1 in 33,237 (0%)54
1682Westley1 in 37,391 (0%)48
1743Wiley1 in 39,884 (0%)45
1868Wilber1 in 48,508 (0%)37
1917Williams1 in 51,280 (0%)35
1960Wendell1 in 54,387 (0%)33
1961Willy1 in 54,387 (0%)33
2055Wallace1 in 61,889 (0%)29
2056Wilbert1 in 61,889 (0%)29
2125Wes1 in 66,473 (0%)27
2220Wylie1 in 74,783 (0%)24
2503Waleed1 in 99,710 (0%)18
2629Wilder1 in 112,174 (0%)16
2630Willard1 in 112,174 (0%)16
2728Wolf1 in 128,199 (0%)14
2800Westyn1 in 138,060 (0%)13
2801Wolfgang1 in 138,060 (0%)13
3050Westen1 in 163,162 (0%)11
3167West1 in 179,478 (0%)10
3812Walid1 in 299,131 (0%)6
3813Weldon1 in 299,131 (0%)6
4382Warner1 in 358,957 (0%)5
4383Wess1 in 358,957 (0%)5
4384Wiliam1 in 358,957 (0%)5
4385Willian1 in 358,957 (0%)5
4386Willis1 in 358,957 (0%)5
4387Wisdom1 in 358,957 (0%)5
4388Woodrow1 in 358,957 (0%)5

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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