Willis

Given to 53,154 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#2539

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 52

Peak year

1880

166 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

53,154

since 1880

Born a Willis? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Willis was most popular in 1880, when 166 babies recorded as boys got the name (1.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 52 babies were named Willis, ranking #2539 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	52	2539
2024	<5	—	50	2637
2023	<5	—	60	2315
2022	<5	—	44	2873
2021	<5	—	62	2253
2020	<5	—	62	2212
2019	<5	—	50	2582
2018	<5	—	55	2385
2017	<5	—	51	2493
2016	<5	—	70	2028
2015	<5	—	74	1955
2014	<5	—	81	1828
2013	<5	—	75	1878
2012	<5	—	78	1863
2011	<5	—	74	1886
2010	<5	—	52	2402
2009	<5	—	66	2077
2008	<5	—	59	2237
2007	<5	—	80	1811
2006	<5	—	79	1758
2005	<5	—	66	1922
2004	<5	—	65	1880
2003	<5	—	78	1611
2002	<5	—	70	1682
2001	<5	—	82	1481
2000	<5	—	107	1241
1999	<5	—	109	1181
1998	<5	—	106	1172
1997	<5	—	95	1227
1996	<5	—	113	1071
1995	<5	—	115	1040
1994	<5	—	119	1017
1993	<5	—	127	953
1992	<5	—	126	956
1991	<5	—	163	809
1990	<5	—	159	804
1989	5	12362	166	770
1988	<5	—	183	692
1987	<5	—	169	703
1986	<5	—	176	680
1985	<5	—	186	642
1984	<5	—	186	624
1983	<5	—	203	601
1982	<5	—	227	570
1981	<5	—	199	607
1980	<5	—	228	573
1979	<5	—	233	563
1978	<5	—	214	573
1977	<5	—	232	548
1976	<5	—	181	609
1975	<5	—	203	566
1974	<5	—	199	568
1973	<5	—	193	571
1972	<5	—	245	502
1971	<5	—	253	513
1970	<5	—	260	500
1969	<5	—	227	515
1968	<5	—	230	498
1967	<5	—	237	486
1966	<5	—	254	482
1965	5	6539	300	449
1964	<5	—	324	445
1963	9	4539	340	432
1962	<5	—	375	415
1961	8	4882	357	419
1960	<5	—	414	389
1959	5	6245	407	395
1958	<5	—	416	383
1957	8	4536	447	361
1956	13	3321	444	350
1955	10	3778	452	343
1954	<5	—	447	337
1953	6	5040	480	321
1952	6	4908	513	314
1951	16	2577	504	309
1950	11	3235	476	313
1949	5	5244	479	310
1948	6	4651	584	278
1947	11	3240	600	279
1946	18	2228	584	259
1945	5	4556	579	231
1944	8	3378	623	219
1943	18	2079	752	208
1942	13	2537	666	219
1941	11	2668	685	201
1940	5	4349	609	209
1939	12	2417	693	191
1938	13	2340	731	187
1937	21	1679	724	184
1936	17	1873	768	175
1935	22	1606	789	173
1934	19	1771	867	166
1933	17	1906	812	170
1932	21	1685	911	165
1931	21	1686	931	160
1930	18	1934	965	159
1929	20	1825	1,030	150
1928	21	1837	1,085	148
1927	29	1523	1,058	149
1926	31	1449	1,233	140
1925	23	1795	1,198	139
1924	15	2409	1,261	136
1923	32	1428	1,183	138
1922	25	1682	1,250	133
1921	25	1723	1,209	133
1920	19	2015	1,197	133
1919	29	1445	1,136	131
1918	17	2102	1,091	141
1917	25	1507	954	140
1916	19	1805	990	136
1915	15	2050	950	137
1914	9	2434	743	135
1913	10	2034	573	135
1912	11	1719	453	141
1911	14	1241	233	143
1910	7	1935	216	149
1909	11	1290	189	139
1908	7	1676	161	146
1907	<5	—	146	156
1906	<5	—	148	139
1905	<5	—	136	151
1904	<5	—	136	144
1903	<5	—	133	141
1902	<5	—	144	134
1901	9	1136	106	149
1900	<5	—	169	134
1899	7	1278	126	128
1898	<5	—	121	143
1897	<5	—	132	124
1896	<5	—	145	120
1895	<5	—	135	124
1894	<5	—	133	118
1893	<5	—	149	112
1892	<5	—	143	119
1891	<5	—	118	117
1890	<5	—	129	118
1889	<5	—	124	115
1888	<5	—	135	119
1887	5	1147	113	117
1886	<5	—	150	103
1885	<5	—	133	106
1884	<5	—	151	100
1883	<5	—	131	103
1882	<5	—	143	104
1881	<5	—	142	93
1880	<5	—	166	86

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Other spellings

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Recorded as girls 2% · boys 98% across all years