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Willy

/ˈwɪli/ · 97% boys · 27 born in 2025

Willy has been given to about 4,053 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1993, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈwɪli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,149
Median age today39 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Willy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1993 · 69
  • Born in 202527
  • All time4,053

How popular is Willy?

Its best year was 1993, when 69 babies were given the name, ranking 1406th. The typical living American called Willy is about 39 years old today.

Names that sound like Willy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Billy0.82
  2. Will0.72
  3. Wiley0.71
  4. Wally0.67
  5. Willis0.65
  6. Willie0.62
  7. Reilly0.64
  8. Wylie0.59

Middle names for Willy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Willy Paul0.77
  2. Willy John0.77
  3. Willy Lee0.77
  4. Willy Dean0.76
  5. Willy Blake0.76
  6. Willy Bryce0.76

Sibling names for Willy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Santosbrother · 0.89
  2. Georginasister · 0.88
  3. Barronbrother · 0.87
  4. Marcelbrother · 0.86
  5. Daliasister · 0.83
  6. Marasister · 0.82

Where Willy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Willy Anderson0.77
    2. Willy Reyes0.72
    3. Willy Nguyen0.72
    4. Willy Moore0.72
    5. Willy Lee0.72
    6. Willy Hall0.72

    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 Willy

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. France1900–2025
    3. Norway1945–2025
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.