Top Boy Baby Names starting with w

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 2016.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 2016 Starting On W.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on W? These were the 100 most popular names from 2016 - 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
3William1 in 105 (0.95%)15,810
33Wyatt1 in 173 (0.58%)9,581
117Wesley1 in 483 (0.21%)3,429
121Weston1 in 488 (0.2%)3,396
196Waylon1 in 811 (0.12%)2,044
302Walter1 in 1,445 (0.07%)1,147
331Walker1 in 1,623 (0.06%)1,021
384Warren1 in 2,041 (0.05%)812
401Wade1 in 2,164 (0.05%)766
463Winston1 in 2,635 (0.04%)629
621Wilson1 in 4,228 (0.02%)392
730Wayne1 in 5,695 (0.02%)291
748Wilder1 in 5,898 (0.02%)281
773Willie1 in 6,254 (0.02%)265
834Will1 in 7,333 (0.01%)226
842Westin1 in 7,466 (0.01%)222
930Westley1 in 9,106 (0.01%)182
967Wesson1 in 10,168 (0.01%)163
1094Wallace1 in 12,652 (0.01%)131
1204Wes1 in 15,784 (0.01%)105
1380Westyn1 in 20,979 (0%)79
1387Watson1 in 21,248 (0%)78
1482Wells1 in 24,373 (0%)68
1490Wilmer1 in 24,737 (0%)67
1536Wiley1 in 26,732 (0%)62
1618Wolfgang1 in 31,271 (0%)53
1728Wali1 in 36,830 (0%)45
1812Wylie1 in 41,434 (0%)40
1844West1 in 43,615 (0%)38
1942Wendell1 in 48,746 (0%)34
1943Wylder1 in 48,746 (0%)34
2034Wilfredo1 in 55,245 (0%)30
2035Witten1 in 55,245 (0%)30
2036Wolf1 in 55,245 (0%)30
2150Wynn1 in 63,745 (0%)26
2178Wren1 in 66,295 (0%)25
2217Willem1 in 69,057 (0%)24
2298Waylen1 in 75,335 (0%)22
2390Wisdom1 in 82,868 (0%)20
2487Warner1 in 92,076 (0%)18
2488Woodrow1 in 92,076 (0%)18
2545Wilbert1 in 97,492 (0%)17
2663Wilber1 in 110,491 (0%)15
2809Waris1 in 127,490 (0%)13
2810Whitten1 in 127,490 (0%)13
2908Westen1 in 138,114 (0%)12
3134Waseem1 in 165,736 (0%)10
3135Wayland1 in 165,736 (0%)10
3136Weldon1 in 165,736 (0%)10
3137Wilfred1 in 165,736 (0%)10
3194Walden1 in 184,152 (0%)9
3195Wyland1 in 184,152 (0%)9
3299Wolfe1 in 207,171 (0%)8
3452Waleed1 in 236,766 (0%)7
3453Wesly1 in 236,766 (0%)7
3752Winter1 in 276,227 (0%)6
4304Walton1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4305Ward1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4306Waylan1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4307Wendall1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4308Wesam1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4309Whitaker1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4310Whitley1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4311Wilbur1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4312Wilkes1 in 331,473 (0%)5
4313Willian1 in 331,473 (0%)5

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


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