Is Willa a boy or girl name?
Willa is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 729 girls and 0 boys were named Willa, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 32,101 US babies named Willa were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #423
- Babies named Willa since 1880
- 32,101
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 889 babies
Boys and girls named Willa, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 239 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 527 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 890 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,669 | 100% |
| 1920s | 7 | 4,792 | 99.9% |
| 1930s | 17 | 4,441 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,415 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,118 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 956 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 333 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 283 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 404 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,344 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 5,652 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,014 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 729 | #423 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 721 | #428 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 791 | #396 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 887 | #350 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 886 | #351 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 889 | #356 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 813 | #383 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 699 | #453 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 689 | #461 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 675 | #481 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 562 | #551 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 406 | #697 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 389 | #717 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 261 | #984 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 269 | #954 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 252 | #1,035 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 247 | #1,061 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,238 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,796 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,656 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,906 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,914 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,851 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,598 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,670 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,340 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,888 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,543 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,361 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,587 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,624 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,936 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,577 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,632 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,907 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,328 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,161 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,741 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,131 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,617 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,572 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,548 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,258 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,983 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,502 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,668 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,678 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,093 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,742 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,755 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,563 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,274 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,856 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,801 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,895 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,885 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,254 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,240 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,096 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,041 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,103 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 135 | #913 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 138 | #919 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 149 | #853 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 139 | #882 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 163 | #788 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 169 | #770 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 185 | #704 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 237 | #601 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 226 | #603 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 229 | #585 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 276 | #508 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 238 | #547 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 256 | #507 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 293 | #469 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 244 | #531 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 303 | #471 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 300 | #448 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 344 | #380 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 371 | #360 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 364 | #380 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 421 | #338 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 400 | #331 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 375 | #329 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 375 | #320 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 368 | #330 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,511 | 405 | #308 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 454 | #281 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 414 | #298 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 486 | #278 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,635 | 462 | #280 |
| 1932 | 5 | #4,267 | 515 | #274 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 450 | #300 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 512 | #292 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,550 | 494 | #294 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 500 | #300 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 566 | #278 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 536 | #288 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 521 | #296 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 471 | #307 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 457 | #301 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 416 | #319 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 407 | #328 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 424 | #317 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 382 | #325 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 425 | #311 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 336 | #341 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 316 | #349 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 292 | #347 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 251 | #332 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 208 | #334 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 180 | #344 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 145 | #329 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 134 | #342 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 123 | #329 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 99 | #364 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 106 | #339 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 97 | #340 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 92 | #349 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 91 | #342 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 79 | #360 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 64 | #390 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 55 | #403 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 84 | #369 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 61 | #373 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 60 | #400 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 58 | #381 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 67 | #357 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 53 | #390 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 43 | #428 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 48 | #390 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 51 | #377 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 35 | #429 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 51 | #360 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 40 | #386 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 39 | #393 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 31 | #397 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 31 | #394 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 25 | #427 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 16 | #540 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 20 | #434 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 15 | #492 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 10 | #579 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 12 | #517 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willa reached #3,511 in 1937. As a girl name, it reached #274 in 1932. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Willa
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.