Baby name

Willy

Boy

Origin of the name

Willy is a pet form of William.

Classic name

The high point came in 1993, with 69 births and the No. 1395 spot that year. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 121 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 3948.

3,937births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 1395rank at its peak, in 1993

Where babies named Willy are born

1993

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The darker the blue, the more common Willy is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Willy is most common in California (3.9 times) and New York (3.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Billy 384,233
Will 45,952
Wiley 18,400
Wally 4,954

Names from the same era

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