boy's name

Willys

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 138

Willys is a boy's name. In 1934 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1924, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Willys over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 1930s. The striped bar is the 1930s, still in progress — it covers 1930 to 1934, not a full ten years.

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Births named Willys by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 34
1920s 63
1930s (to 1934) 6

How popular is Willys?

In 1934, Willys was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Willys is used

United States #3,595 6 in 1934
France #6,714 5 in 2019

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 Willys

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

Parents who like Willys also like

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

Sibling names for Willys

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

Common questions about Willys

How popular is the name Willys?

In 1934, Willys was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Willys is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Willys most popular?

Willys peaked in 1924, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.