Willy

Given to 4,053 US babies since 1884

▼ Falling −29% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3949

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 27

Peak year

1906

8 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

4,053

since 1884

Born a Willy? 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

Willy was most popular in 1906, when 8 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.06 per 1,000). In 2025, 27 babies were named Willy, ranking #3949 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 29%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	27	3949
2024	<5	—	24	4321
2023	<5	—	20	4886
2022	<5	—	31	3617
2021	<5	—	30	3651
2020	<5	—	38	3025
2019	<5	—	29	3716
2018	<5	—	39	2994
2017	<5	—	26	3993
2016	<5	—	26	3990
2015	<5	—	30	3591
2014	<5	—	35	3154
2013	<5	—	38	2955
2012	<5	—	44	2716
2011	<5	—	41	2852
2010	<5	—	44	2730
2009	<5	—	48	2585
2008	<5	—	60	2207
2007	<5	—	49	2533
2006	<5	—	47	2542
2005	<5	—	48	2399
2004	<5	—	48	2344
2003	<5	—	49	2206
2002	<5	—	46	2249
2001	<5	—	59	1871
2000	<5	—	49	2049
1999	<5	—	55	1801
1998	<5	—	41	2199
1997	<5	—	41	2126
1996	<5	—	47	1908
1995	<5	—	48	1801
1994	<5	—	64	1477
1993	<5	—	69	1400
1992	<5	—	49	1731
1991	<5	—	58	1502
1990	<5	—	63	1409
1989	<5	—	35	2027
1988	<5	—	37	1815
1987	<5	—	47	1506
1986	<5	—	38	1662
1985	<5	—	42	1544
1984	<5	—	37	1606
1983	<5	—	31	1787
1982	<5	—	39	1563
1981	<5	—	43	1456
1980	<5	—	34	1695
1979	<5	—	36	1598
1978	<5	—	56	1186
1977	<5	—	40	1450
1976	<5	—	36	1502
1975	<5	—	32	1593
1974	<5	—	40	1351
1973	6	7435	48	1186
1972	<5	—	29	1603
1971	<5	—	29	1637
1970	<5	—	33	1462
1969	<5	—	28	1526
1968	<5	—	40	1206
1967	<5	—	26	1507
1966	<5	—	32	1345
1965	<5	—	47	1081
1964	<5	—	40	1219
1963	<5	—	46	1138
1962	<5	—	57	1013
1961	5	6567	52	1078
1960	<5	—	52	1072
1959	<5	—	47	1129
1958	<5	—	43	1172
1957	<5	—	39	1250
1956	<5	—	29	1443
1955	5	5828	26	1503
1954	5	5753	30	1382
1953	<5	—	32	1331
1952	<5	—	20	1701
1951	<5	—	32	1295
1950	<5	—	28	1364
1949	5	5244	22	1583
1948	<5	—	39	1145
1947	10	3448	27	1425
1946	<5	—	22	1509
1945	<5	—	29	1227
1944	8	3378	31	1193
1943	9	3249	33	1187
1942	5	4622	24	1421
1941	<5	—	28	1254
1940	6	3863	27	1288
1939	<5	—	24	1359
1938	<5	—	22	1439
1937	<5	—	28	1265
1936	<5	—	25	1326
1935	<5	—	24	1390
1934	<5	—	24	1386
1933	7	3406	23	1405
1932	5	4411	19	1651
1931	<5	—	26	1361
1930	<5	—	28	1368
1929	<5	—	22	1564
1928	<5	—	23	1569
1927	7	3875	18	1871
1926	7	3873	21	1661
1925	<5	—	20	1745
1924	<5	—	20	1776
1923	5	4967	17	1941
1922	<5	—	17	1952
1921	<5	—	14	2265
1920	5	4975	24	1543
1919	<5	—	18	1811
1918	<5	—	13	2260
1917	<5	—	16	1900
1916	5	4417	11	2389
1915	<5	—	16	1782
1914	5	3618	12	1868
1913	6	2827	6	2496
1912	<5	—	10	1619
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	6	1421
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	8	1021
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	8	927
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	5	1137
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	7	900
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	<5	—
1887	<5	—	<5	—
1886	<5	—	<5	—
1885	<5	—	<5	—
1884	<5	—	5	971

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Other spellings

Willie · 596,385 Wiley · 18,794 Wylie · 6,865 Willye · 366 Willey · 282 Willi · 144

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Recorded as girls 3% · boys 97% across all years