Willa has been given to about 32,848 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2019, which makes it a current name.
Willa ranks 422nd among American girls in 2025, with 742 born that year. Its best year was 2019, when 889 babies were given the name, ranking 356th. The typical living American called Willa is about 16 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.