Willis

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Willis is a given name of Germanic, Old English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 53,105 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 52,283 as boys and 822 as girls. Willis gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1924 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,054 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 49
2023 60
2022 44
2021 62
2020 62
2019 50
2018 55
2017 51
2016 70
2015 74
2014 81
2013 75
2012 78
2011 74
2010 52
2009 66
2008 59
2007 80
2006 79
2005 66
2004 65
2003 78
2002 70
2001 82
2000 107
1999 109
1998 106
1997 95
1996 113
1995 115
1994 119
1993 127
1992 126
1991 163
1990 159
1989 171
1988 183
1987 169
1986 176
1985 186
1984 186
1983 203
1982 227
1981 199
1980 228
1979 233
1978 214
1977 232
1976 181
1975 203
1974 199
1973 193
1972 245
1971 253
1970 260
1969 227
1968 230
1967 238
1966 254
1965 305
1964 324
1963 349
1962 374
1961 365
1960 414
1959 412
1958 416
1957 455
1956 457
1955 461
1954 452
1953 486
1952 519
1951 520
1950 487
1949 484
1948 590
1947 611
1946 602
1945 584
1944 631
1943 770
1942 679
1941 696
1940 614
1939 705
1938 744
1937 745
1936 785
1935 811
1934 886
1933 829
1932 932
1931 952
1930 983
1929 1,050
1928 1,106
1927 1,087
1926 1,264
1925 1,221
1924 1,276
1923 1,215
1922 1,275
1921 1,234
1920 1,216
1919 1,165
1918 1,108
1917 979
1916 1,009
1915 965
1914 752
1913 583
1912 464
1911 247
1910 223
1909 200
1908 168
1907 146
1906 148
1905 136
1904 136
1903 133
1902 144
1901 115
1900 169
1899 133
1898 121
1897 132
1896 145
1895 135
1894 133
1893 149
1892 143
1891 118
1890 129
1889 124
1888 135
1887 118
1886 150
1885 133
1884 151
1883 131
1882 143
1881 142
1880 166