Willow
#44 for girls in 2025, 4,763 births · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to girls 99.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2022 · 5,072 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,095since 1890
Willow over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #44 | 4,763 | #4,396 | 23 |
| 2024 | #41 | 4,672 | #3,693 | 30 |
| 2023 | #41 | 4,765 | #2,693 | 48 |
| 2022 | #37 | 5,072 | #3,100 | 39 |
| 2021 | #39 | 5,195 | #3,242 | 36 |
| 2020 | #48 | 4,401 | #4,855 | 19 |
| 2019 | #45 | 4,609 | #3,899 | 27 |
| 2018 | #60 | 3,933 | #3,891 | 27 |
| 2017 | #80 | 3,569 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #96 | 3,125 | #5,318 | 17 |
| 2015 | #111 | 2,811 | #5,746 | 15 |
| 2014 | #136 | 2,410 | #5,733 | 15 |
| 2013 | #155 | 2,079 | #4,621 | 20 |
| 2012 | #171 | 1,839 | #5,720 | 15 |
| 2011 | #199 | 1,575 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #288 | 1,122 | #9,693 | 7 |
| 2009 | #312 | 1,054 | — | |
| 2008 | #405 | 797 | — | |
| 2007 | #425 | 771 | #6,622 | 12 |
| 2006 | #523 | 578 | #12,055 | 5 |
| 2005 | #532 | 542 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #548 | 519 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #525 | 537 | #8,643 | 7 |
| 2002 | #504 | 546 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #664 | 379 | — | |
| 2000 | #757 | 301 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #727 | 310 | #5,317 | 12 |
| 1998 | #852 | 250 | #8,479 | 6 |
| 1997 | #1,110 | 169 | #8,110 | 6 |
| 1996 | #1,348 | 125 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #1,640 | 90 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,744 | 84 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,451 | 51 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #2,320 | 55 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,045 | 35 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,585 | 26 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,983 | 21 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,601 | 37 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,915 | 30 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,721 | 32 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,414 | 40 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,375 | 41 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,805 | 60 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,753 | 62 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #1,502 | 75 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,637 | 64 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,535 | 66 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,756 | 53 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,688 | 54 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,913 | 43 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,311 | 32 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,340 | 33 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,208 | 20 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,456 | 15 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,300 | 10 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,400 | 14 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,952 | 11 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,825 | 20 | — | |
| 1963 | #3,801 | 12 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,782 | 12 | — | |
| 1961 | #3,608 | 13 | — | |
| 1960 | #3,212 | 15 | — | |
| 1959 | #3,436 | 13 | — | |
| 1958 | #4,520 | 8 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,150 | 14 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,929 | 16 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,411 | 21 | — | |
| 1954 | #3,325 | 12 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | — | |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | — | |
| 1951 | #2,937 | 13 | — | |
| 1950 | #2,781 | 14 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,999 | 12 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,329 | 18 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,993 | 24 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,742 | 23 | — | |
| 1943 | #2,447 | 14 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,190 | 15 | — | |
| 1940 | #2,029 | 16 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,797 | 19 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,650 | 22 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,317 | 13 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,206 | 14 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,556 | 23 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,513 | 24 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,488 | 26 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,549 | 24 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,875 | 19 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,526 | 26 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,425 | 30 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,771 | 23 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,325 | 35 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,609 | 27 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #1,598 | 27 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,821 | 23 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,952 | 20 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,289 | 15 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,523 | 23 | — | |
| 1914 | #2,125 | 11 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,766 | 12 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,634 | 6 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | — | ||
| 1909 | #2,208 | 5 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | — | |
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | — | — | ||
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | #1,793 | 5 | — | |
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | — | ||
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Willow! It came in at #1,338, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1890–1903, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Willow is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Maine#20 · 1 in 113
- Alaska#32 · 1 in 143
- Vermont#39 · 1 in 121
- New Hampshire#39 · 1 in 171
- Arkansas#39 · 1 in 219
Best ever in a state: #2 in West Virginia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #20 | 31 | 1 in 113 |
| Alaska | #32 | 17 | 1 in 143 |
| Arkansas | #39 | 54 | 1 in 219 |
| New Hampshire | #39 | 22 | 1 in 171 |
| Vermont | #39 | 10 | 1 in 121 |
| West Virginia | #40 | 34 | 1 in 186 |
| Oklahoma | #43 | 66 | 1 in 255 |
| Indiana | #49 | 111 | 1 in 276 |
| Iowa | #49 | 51 | 1 in 253 |
| Nebraska | #53 | 34 | 1 in 236 |
| Tennessee | #55 | 103 | 1 in 302 |
| South Dakota | #56 | 14 | 1 in 218 |
| Kentucky | #58 | 69 | 1 in 269 |
| Missouri | #61 | 88 | 1 in 309 |
| North Dakota | #61 | 14 | 1 in 231 |
| Montana | #62 | 13 | 1 in 230 |
| Oregon | #68 | 46 | 1 in 331 |
| Pennsylvania | #75 | 144 | 1 in 367 |
| Alabama | #76 | 55 | 1 in 358 |
| Wisconsin | #78 | 64 | 1 in 364 |
| Washington | #80 | 80 | 1 in 392 |
| Colorado | #83 | 62 | 1 in 377 |
| Kansas | #84 | 33 | 1 in 395 |
| New Mexico | #85 | 20 | 1 in 327 |
| Minnesota | #91 | 60 | 1 in 408 |
| Michigan | #94 | 101 | 1 in 418 |
| Ohio | #99 | 114 | 1 in 463 |
| Wyoming | #99 | 5 | 1 in 253 |
| Louisiana | #104 | 46 | 1 in 463 |
| North Carolina | #104 | 93 | 1 in 488 |
| Maryland | #107 | 54 | 1 in 446 |
| Utah | #113 | 36 | 1 in 495 |
| South Carolina | #114 | 39 | 1 in 471 |
| Georgia | #116 | 86 | 1 in 566 |
| Mississippi | #118 | 23 | 1 in 488 |
| Illinois | #119 | 99 | 1 in 591 |
| Massachusetts | #120 | 48 | 1 in 527 |
| Virginia | #120 | 68 | 1 in 551 |
| Idaho | #133 | 14 | 1 in 462 |
| Nevada | #136 | 20 | 1 in 548 |
| Florida | #145 | 125 | 1 in 688 |
| Connecticut | #147 | 21 | 1 in 573 |
| Delaware | #149 | 6 | 1 in 459 |
| Arizona | #171 | 39 | 1 in 792 |
| New York | #191 | 95 | 1 in 961 |
| California | #209 | 193 | 1 in 1,064 |
| Texas | #225 | 147 | 1 in 1,154 |
| New Jersey | #232 | 35 | 1 in 1,062 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Willow
- 3 spots since 2024 (#41 → #44)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#48 → #44)
- 67 spots since 2015 (#111 → #44)
- Biggest jump: 258 spots in 1998 (#1,110 → #852)
- Biggest drop: 30 spots in 2000 (#727 → #757)
- Debuted 1890
- Peaked 2022 at #37 (5,072 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 2016–2025
- Top 1,000: 28 yrs · run 1998–2025
- Highest: 1 in 316 girls born in 2021 were named Willow (0.32%)
- Latest: 1 in 337 girls born in 2025 (0.30%)
- Its best rank, #37 in 2022, was only 1 in 323 (0.31%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 44.3% of all girls named Willow (28,868) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 5 | #1,338 (1890) | #1,338 |
| 1900s | 40 | #1,364 (1904) | #1,714 |
| 1910s | 111 | #1,523 (1915) | #2,167 |
| 1920s | 252 | #1,325 (1926) | #1,709 |
| 1930s | 208 | #1,488 (1932) | #1,746 |
| 1940s | 175 | #1,742 (1944) | #2,231 |
| 1950s | 138 | #2,411 (1955) | #3,164 |
| 1960s | 139 | #2,825 (1964) | #3,565 |
| 1970s | 502 | #1,502 (1978) | #1,964 |
| 1980s | 344 | #1,805 (1980) | #2,920 |
| 1990s | 1,217 | #727 (1999) | #1,820 |
| 2000s | 6,024 | #312 (2009) | #520 |
| 2010s | 27,072 | #45 (2019) | #134 |
| 2020s | 28,868 | #37 (2022) | #42 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Willow in 2015
Top girls' names in 2015
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 635 of them was named Willow, which outranked 99.4% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 127,783 of them was named Willow, which outranked 59.1% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,507Zlatan16
- #5,507Zoe16
- #5,507Zubayr16
- #5,746Willow15
- #5,746Aaban15
- #5,746Aadarsh15
- #5,746Aarion15
- #5,999Aadil14
- #5,999Abdinasir14
- #5,999Abhi14
Tied with 252 names at #5,746; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.