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Willis
Pronounced /ˈwɪlɪs/
Rank in 2024
#2,668
Born in 2024
49
Peak year
1924 · #136
Origin
Not recorded
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 49 boys were named Willis, about 1 in every 35,006.
- It peaked in 1924 with 1,261 babies, ranked #136.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 52,283 boys have been named Willis since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Willis per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 1.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.7Silent1928–45
- 0.2Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 18,227 babies, 1.09 per 1,000. Silent: 14,220 babies, 0.69 per 1,000. Boomers: 8,642 babies, 0.23 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,690 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,617 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,266 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 733 babies, 0.03 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Proper noun ==== Willis An English surname originating as a patronymic from the name Will. A male given name transferred from the surname. A town in Grenada. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, Florida. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana. A city in Brown County, Kansas. An unincorporated community in Washtenaw County, Michigan. An unincorporated community in Dakota County, Nebraska.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- Origin
- Not recorded
- Say it
- /ˈwɪlɪs/
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