Is Willis a boy or girl name?
Willis is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 49 boys were named Willis, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.5% of the 53,105 US babies named Willis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,701
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Willis since 1880
- 53,105
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 1,276 babies
Boys and girls named Willis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,388 | 5 | 0.4% |
| 1890s | 1,331 | 7 | 0.5% |
| 1900s | 1,468 | 27 | 1.8% |
| 1910s | 7,339 | 156 | 2.1% |
| 1920s | 11,704 | 240 | 2% |
| 1930s | 8,191 | 181 | 2.2% |
| 1940s | 6,161 | 100 | 1.6% |
| 1950s | 4,586 | 79 | 1.7% |
| 1960s | 3,058 | 22 | 0.7% |
| 1970s | 2,213 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,923 | 5 | 0.3% |
| 1990s | 1,232 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 752 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 660 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 277 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49 | #2,701 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 60 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 44 | #2,914 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 62 | #2,274 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 50 | #2,623 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 55 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 51 | #2,530 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 70 | #2,046 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 81 | #1,841 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 75 | #1,900 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 78 | #1,877 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 74 | #1,903 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 52 | #2,427 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 59 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 80 | #1,828 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 79 | #1,768 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 66 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 65 | #1,909 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 78 | #1,629 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 70 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 82 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 107 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 109 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 106 | #1,176 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 95 | #1,233 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 113 | #1,078 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 115 | #1,042 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 119 | #1,021 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 127 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 126 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 163 | #814 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 159 | #808 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 166 | #771 | 5 | #14,505 |
| 1988 | 183 | #693 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 169 | #704 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 176 | #682 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 186 | #643 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 186 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 203 | #603 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 227 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 199 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 228 | #573 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 233 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 214 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 232 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 181 | #610 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 203 | #567 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 199 | #569 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 193 | #572 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 245 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 253 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 260 | #501 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 227 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 230 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 238 | #486 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 254 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 300 | #449 | 5 | #7,512 |
| 1964 | 324 | #445 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 340 | #432 | 9 | #4,891 |
| 1962 | 374 | #415 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 357 | #420 | 8 | #5,296 |
| 1960 | 414 | #389 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 407 | #395 | 5 | #7,187 |
| 1958 | 416 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 447 | #361 | 8 | #4,908 |
| 1956 | 444 | #350 | 13 | #3,490 |
| 1955 | 452 | #343 | 9 | #4,367 |
| 1954 | 447 | #337 | 5 | #6,605 |
| 1953 | 480 | #323 | 6 | #5,662 |
| 1952 | 513 | #314 | 6 | #5,551 |
| 1951 | 504 | #310 | 16 | #2,691 |
| 1950 | 476 | #313 | 11 | #3,418 |
| 1949 | 479 | #310 | 5 | #6,047 |
| 1948 | 584 | #279 | 6 | #5,233 |
| 1947 | 600 | #279 | 11 | #3,443 |
| 1946 | 584 | #259 | 18 | #2,315 |
| 1945 | 579 | #231 | 5 | #5,226 |
| 1944 | 623 | #219 | 8 | #3,681 |
| 1943 | 752 | #208 | 18 | #2,149 |
| 1942 | 666 | #220 | 13 | #2,659 |
| 1941 | 685 | #201 | 11 | #2,843 |
| 1940 | 609 | #209 | 5 | #5,010 |
| 1939 | 693 | #191 | 12 | #2,585 |
| 1938 | 731 | #187 | 13 | #2,444 |
| 1937 | 724 | #184 | 21 | #1,733 |
| 1936 | 768 | #175 | 17 | #1,948 |
| 1935 | 789 | #173 | 22 | #1,661 |
| 1934 | 867 | #166 | 19 | #1,831 |
| 1933 | 812 | #170 | 17 | #1,969 |
| 1932 | 911 | #165 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1931 | 931 | #161 | 21 | #1,747 |
| 1930 | 965 | #159 | 18 | #2,019 |
| 1929 | 1,030 | #150 | 20 | #1,889 |
| 1928 | 1,085 | #148 | 21 | #1,894 |
| 1927 | 1,058 | #150 | 29 | #1,557 |
| 1926 | 1,233 | #140 | 31 | #1,482 |
| 1925 | 1,198 | #139 | 23 | #1,845 |
| 1924 | 1,261 | #136 | 15 | #2,509 |
| 1923 | 1,183 | #138 | 32 | #1,462 |
| 1922 | 1,250 | #133 | 25 | #1,728 |
| 1921 | 1,209 | #133 | 25 | #1,764 |
| 1920 | 1,197 | #133 | 19 | #2,076 |
| 1919 | 1,136 | #131 | 29 | #1,480 |
| 1918 | 1,091 | #141 | 17 | #2,204 |
| 1917 | 954 | #140 | 25 | #1,550 |
| 1916 | 990 | #136 | 19 | #1,866 |
| 1915 | 950 | #137 | 15 | #2,140 |
| 1914 | 743 | #135 | 9 | #2,632 |
| 1913 | 573 | #136 | 10 | #2,157 |
| 1912 | 453 | #142 | 11 | #1,837 |
| 1911 | 233 | #144 | 14 | #1,298 |
| 1910 | 216 | #149 | 7 | #2,134 |
| 1909 | 189 | #139 | 11 | #1,367 |
| 1908 | 161 | #146 | 7 | #1,858 |
| 1907 | 146 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 148 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 136 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 136 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 133 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 144 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 106 | #149 | 9 | #1,224 |
| 1900 | 169 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 126 | #128 | 7 | #1,393 |
| 1898 | 121 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 132 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 145 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 135 | #125 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 133 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 149 | #113 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 143 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 118 | #117 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 129 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 124 | #115 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 135 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 113 | #117 | 5 | #1,304 |
| 1886 | 150 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 133 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 151 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 131 | #103 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 143 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 142 | #93 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 166 | #86 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willis reached #86 in 1880. As a girl name, it reached #1,224 in 1901. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Willis
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.