Is Willy a boy or girl name?
Willy is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 24 boys were named Willy, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 2.9% of the 4,026 US babies named Willy were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,405
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Willy since 1884
- 4,026
- Most popular year
- 1993
- 69 babies
Boys and girls named Willy, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 21 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 115 | 16 | 12.2% |
| 1920s | 196 | 24 | 10.9% |
| 1930s | 243 | 12 | 4.7% |
| 1940s | 282 | 43 | 13.2% |
| 1950s | 326 | 10 | 3% |
| 1960s | 420 | 5 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 379 | 6 | 1.6% |
| 1980s | 383 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 535 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 503 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 352 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24 | #4,405 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,051 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 31 | #3,686 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,731 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,070 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 29 | #3,790 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,049 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 26 | #4,100 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 26 | #4,088 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,678 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,228 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 38 | #2,995 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 44 | #2,767 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 41 | #2,902 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 44 | #2,784 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 48 | #2,621 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 60 | #2,236 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,562 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 47 | #2,574 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 48 | #2,431 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 49 | #2,235 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 46 | #2,292 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 59 | #1,889 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 49 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 55 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 41 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 47 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 48 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 64 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 69 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 49 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 58 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 63 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 35 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 37 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 47 | #1,534 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 38 | #1,693 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 42 | #1,568 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 37 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 31 | #1,821 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 39 | #1,593 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 43 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 34 | #1,724 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 56 | #1,202 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 40 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 36 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 32 | #1,628 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 40 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 48 | #1,200 | 6 | #8,407 |
| 1972 | 29 | #1,647 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 33 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,566 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 40 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 26 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 32 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 47 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 40 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 46 | #1,150 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 57 | #1,023 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 52 | #1,094 | 5 | #7,520 |
| 1960 | 52 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 47 | #1,140 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 39 | #1,266 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,478 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 26 | #1,537 | 5 | #6,717 |
| 1954 | 30 | #1,407 | 5 | #6,607 |
| 1953 | 32 | #1,356 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,748 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 32 | #1,330 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,392 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 22 | #1,615 | 5 | #6,049 |
| 1948 | 39 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 27 | #1,447 | 10 | #3,700 |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,556 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 29 | #1,248 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 31 | #1,210 | 8 | #3,682 |
| 1943 | 33 | #1,213 | 9 | #3,486 |
| 1942 | 24 | #1,465 | 5 | #5,365 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,275 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 27 | #1,310 | 6 | #4,337 |
| 1939 | 24 | #1,389 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,475 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 28 | #1,287 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 25 | #1,355 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 24 | #1,420 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 24 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 23 | #1,454 | 7 | #3,742 |
| 1932 | 19 | #1,712 | 5 | #5,081 |
| 1931 | 26 | #1,391 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,398 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 22 | #1,607 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,956 | 7 | #4,278 |
| 1926 | 21 | #1,716 | 7 | #4,296 |
| 1925 | 20 | #1,803 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 20 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 17 | #2,019 | 5 | #5,724 |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,038 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 14 | #2,374 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 24 | #1,590 | 5 | #5,747 |
| 1919 | 18 | #1,879 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,393 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,983 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,538 | 5 | #5,147 |
| 1915 | 16 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 12 | #1,974 | 5 | #4,186 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,810 | 6 | #3,176 |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,741 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,586 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,111 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 8 | #1,001 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,314 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 7 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,122 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willy reached #980 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #3,176 in 1913. 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 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Willy
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.