Willi

WIH-lee /ˈwɪli/
boy 2 syllables fading

Willi is a very rare variant of Willie that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Willi is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2008. Willi was first reported in SSA data in 1919 and peaked in 1958 (10 births).

About the name Willi

PronunciationWIH-lee /ˈwɪli/
CultureDutchEnglishGerman
10peak births 1958
1919first in SSA data

Names similar to Willi

How popular is Willi?

Boys named Willi
1919192019401960198020002008
Boys named Willi per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1919–2008 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2008) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Willi total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200866#12,481
200755#14,304
200255#12,426
19965—#10,481
19935—#10,114
19927—#7,388
19875—#8,113
19865—#7,789
19787—#5,045
19725—#5,735
19707—#4,221
19685—#4,738
19649—#3,044
19627—#3,633
19618—#3,349
19605—#4,584
195910—#2,817
195810—#2,812
19565—#4,446
19557—#3,497
19485—#4,189
19375—#4,009
19196—#4,155