unisex name

Willo

  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 752

Willo is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 88% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 23 babies were given the name.
  • After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
  • Today about 1 in 368,460 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1911.

Willo over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Willo by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 73
1920s 147
1930s 166
1940s 63
1950s 30
1960s 7
2000s 38
2010s 74
2020s (to 2025) 39

How popular is Willo?

In 2025, Willo was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Willo is used

France #3,047 15 in 2025
United States #10,775 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Willo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Willo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Willo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Willo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Willo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Willo

How popular is the name Willo?

In 2025, Willo was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Willo a girl's or a boy's name?

Willo is used for both girls and boys. About 88% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Willo most popular?

Willo peaked in 1924, when 23 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.

Is Willo a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Willo currently ranks #3,047 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.