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Willoughby

/ˈwɪləbi/ · 29% girls, 71% boys · 5 born in 2025

Willoughby has been given to about 314 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈwɪləbi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 182
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Willoughby per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 17
  • Born in 20255
  • All time314
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Willoughby?

Its best year was 2021, when 17 babies were given the name, ranking 10254th. The typical living American called Willoughby is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Willoughby

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Willow0.57
  2. Willy0.56
  3. Wiley0.54
  4. Bobby0.48
  5. Colby0.48
  6. Wilford0.49
  7. Toby0.48
  8. Kirby0.48

Middle names for Willoughby

Ranked by flow score
  1. Willoughby Anne0.83
  2. Willoughby Eve0.82
  3. Willoughby Rose0.79
  4. Willoughby Marie0.79
  5. Willoughby Grace0.79
  6. Willoughby Jane0.79

Sibling names for Willoughby

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ambrosebrother · 0.74
  2. Soleither · 0.72
  3. Merritteither · 0.72
  4. Vedasister · 0.72
  5. Marcelinesister · 0.72
  6. Monroeeither · 0.71

Where Willoughby is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Willoughby Reyes0.74
    2. Willoughby Moore0.74
    3. Willoughby Lee0.74
    4. Willoughby Hill0.74
    5. Willoughby Hall0.74
    6. Willoughby Green0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Willoughby

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.