Willy

Boy name

Willy has been given to 4,053 babies in the U.S. since 1884. It peaked in 1993.

Meaning & origin /ˈwɪli/

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

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Total babies

4,053

Peak year

1993 (69 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1884

10-year trend

▼ -10%

Gender split

3% girls / 97% boys

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

4,061 babies since 1966

4,070 babies since 1966

4,075 babies since 1989

4,085 babies since 1970

4,100 babies since 1886

4,103 babies since 1956

3,993 babies since 1960

3,990 babies since 1964

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