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Willy

Pronounced /ˈwɪli/

Rank in 2024
#4,313
Born in 2024
24
Peak year
1993 · #1400
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 24 boys were named Willy, about 1 in every 71,471.
  • It peaked in 1993 with 69 babies, ranked #1400.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1884.
  • 3,910 boys have been named Willy since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Willy per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
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    Boomers
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    Gen X
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    Millennials
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    Gen Z
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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 287 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 460 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 683 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen X: 586 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 747 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 769 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 366 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Will + -y.

  • A diminutive of the male given name William
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈwɪli/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Willy, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Wiley

    Rank
    #1,158
    Born '24
    180
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19212024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Willie

    Rank
    #1,367
    Born '24
    137
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19472024
  • GirlBoyUncommon

    Wally

    Rank
    #6,193
    Born '24
    14
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19592024