Willow

Girl name

Willow has been given to 65,560 babies in the U.S. since 1890. It peaked in 2021 and currently ranks #44 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From willow.

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

65,560

Peak year

2021 (5,231 babies)

Rank in 2025

#44 for girls

First recorded

1890

10-year trend

▲ +69%

Gender split

99% girls / 1% boys

Willow Smith

American singer and actress (born 2000)

Willow Shields

American actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Willow.

65,456 babies since 1966

65,678 babies since 1881

65,166 babies since 1897

66,683 babies since 1880

64,249 babies since 1880

67,320 babies since 1880

67,571 babies since 1880

63,400 babies since 1917

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