Willis is an established boys' name that peaked in 1924 and has since faded.
Willis is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,567 for boy births in the United States (and #5,533 across all names), given to 52 babies. Willis first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1924 (1,261 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,567 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,672 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,343 |
| 2022 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,918 |
| 2021 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,274 |
| 2020 | 62 | 62 | — | #2,234 |
| 2019 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,623 |
| 2018 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,416 |
| 2017 | 51 | 51 | — | #2,530 |
| 2016 | 70 | 70 | — | #2,046 |
| 2015 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,979 |
| 2014 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,843 |
| 2013 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,900 |
| 2012 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,878 |
| 2011 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,903 |
| 2010 | 52 | 52 | — | #2,427 |
| 2009 | 66 | 66 | — | #2,098 |
| 2008 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,263 |
| 2007 | 80 | 80 | — | #1,828 |
| 2006 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,768 |
| 2005 | 66 | 66 | — | #1,941 |
| 2004 | 65 | 65 | — | #1,909 |
| 2003 | 78 | 78 | — | #1,629 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | — | #1,693 |
| 2001 | 82 | 82 | — | #1,501 |
| 2000 | 107 | 107 | — | #1,246 |
| 1999 | 109 | 109 | — | #1,187 |
| 1998 | 106 | 106 | — | #1,176 |
| 1997 | 95 | — | — | #1,233 |
| 1996 | 113 | — | — | #1,078 |
| 1995 | 115 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1994 | 119 | — | — | #1,021 |
| 1993 | 127 | — | — | #957 |
| 1992 | 126 | — | — | #960 |
| 1991 | 163 | — | — | #814 |
| 1990 | 159 | — | — | #808 |
| 1989 | 171 | — | #14,505 | #771 |
| 1988 | 183 | — | — | #693 |
| 1987 | 169 | — | — | #704 |
| 1986 | 176 | — | — | #682 |
| 1985 | 186 | — | — | #643 |
| 1984 | 186 | — | — | #626 |
| 1983 | 203 | — | — | #603 |
| 1982 | 227 | — | — | #571 |
| 1981 | 199 | — | — | #607 |
| 1980 | 228 | — | — | #573 |
| 1979 | 233 | — | — | #564 |
| 1978 | 214 | — | — | #573 |
| 1977 | 232 | — | — | #549 |
| 1976 | 181 | — | — | #610 |
| 1975 | 203 | — | — | #567 |
| 1974 | 199 | — | — | #569 |
| 1973 | 193 | — | — | #572 |
| 1972 | 245 | — | — | #505 |
| 1971 | 253 | — | — | #514 |
| 1970 | 260 | — | — | #501 |
| 1969 | 227 | — | — | #518 |
| 1968 | 230 | — | — | #499 |
| 1967 | 237 | — | — | #486 |
| 1966 | 254 | — | — | #482 |
| 1965 | 305 | — | #7,514 | #449 |
| 1964 | 324 | — | — | #445 |
| 1963 | 349 | — | #4,891 | #432 |
| 1962 | 375 | — | — | #415 |
| 1961 | 365 | — | #5,295 | #419 |
| 1960 | 414 | — | — | #389 |
| 1959 | 412 | — | #7,187 | #395 |
| 1958 | 416 | — | — | #383 |
| 1957 | 455 | — | #4,909 | #361 |
| 1956 | 457 | — | #3,489 | #350 |
| 1955 | 462 | — | #4,064 | #343 |
| 1954 | 447 | — | — | #337 |
| 1953 | 486 | — | #5,661 | #323 |
| 1952 | 519 | — | #5,551 | #314 |
| 1951 | 520 | — | #2,691 | #310 |
| 1950 | 487 | — | #3,418 | #313 |
| 1949 | 484 | — | #6,046 | #310 |
| 1948 | 590 | — | #5,233 | #279 |
| 1947 | 611 | — | #3,443 | #279 |
| 1946 | 602 | — | #2,315 | #259 |
| 1945 | 584 | — | #5,225 | #231 |
| 1944 | 631 | — | #3,681 | #219 |
| 1943 | 770 | — | #2,149 | #208 |
| 1942 | 679 | — | #2,659 | #220 |
| 1941 | 696 | — | #2,843 | #201 |
| 1940 | 614 | — | #5,011 | #209 |
| 1939 | 705 | — | #2,585 | #191 |
| 1938 | 744 | — | #2,443 | #187 |
| 1937 | 745 | — | #1,733 | #184 |
| 1936 | 785 | — | #1,948 | #175 |
| 1935 | 811 | — | #1,662 | #173 |
| 1934 | 886 | — | #1,831 | #166 |
| 1933 | 829 | — | #1,969 | #170 |
| 1932 | 932 | — | #1,750 | #165 |
| 1931 | 952 | — | #1,747 | #161 |
| 1930 | 983 | — | #2,019 | #159 |
| 1929 | 1,050 | — | #1,889 | #150 |
| 1928 | 1,106 | — | #1,894 | #148 |
| 1927 | 1,087 | — | #1,557 | #150 |
| 1926 | 1,264 | — | #1,482 | #140 |
| 1925 | 1,221 | — | #1,845 | #139 |
| 1924 | 1,276 | — | #2,509 | #136 |
| 1923 | 1,215 | — | #1,462 | #138 |
| 1922 | 1,275 | — | #1,728 | #133 |
| 1921 | 1,234 | — | #1,764 | #133 |
| 1920 | 1,216 | — | #2,076 | #133 |
| 1919 | 1,165 | — | #1,480 | #131 |
| 1918 | 1,108 | — | #2,204 | #141 |
| 1917 | 979 | — | #1,550 | #140 |
| 1916 | 1,009 | — | #1,866 | #136 |
| 1915 | 965 | — | #2,140 | #137 |
| 1914 | 752 | — | #2,632 | #135 |
| 1913 | 583 | — | #2,157 | #136 |
| 1912 | 464 | — | #1,837 | #142 |
| 1911 | 247 | — | #1,298 | #144 |
| 1910 | 223 | — | #2,134 | #149 |
| 1909 | 200 | — | #1,367 | #139 |
| 1908 | 168 | — | #1,858 | #146 |
| 1907 | 146 | — | — | #156 |
| 1906 | 148 | — | — | #141 |
| 1905 | 136 | — | — | #153 |
| 1904 | 136 | — | — | #144 |
| 1903 | 133 | — | — | #141 |
| 1902 | 144 | — | — | #134 |
| 1901 | 115 | — | #1,224 | #149 |
| 1900 | 169 | — | — | #134 |
| 1899 | 133 | — | #1,393 | #128 |
| 1898 | 121 | — | — | #144 |
| 1897 | 132 | — | — | #125 |
| 1896 | 145 | — | — | #123 |
| 1895 | 135 | — | — | #125 |
| 1894 | 133 | — | — | #118 |
| 1893 | 149 | — | — | #113 |
| 1892 | 143 | — | — | #119 |
| 1891 | 118 | — | — | #117 |
| 1890 | 129 | — | — | #118 |
| 1889 | 124 | — | — | #115 |
| 1888 | 135 | — | — | #119 |
| 1887 | 118 | — | #1,304 | #117 |
| 1886 | 150 | — | — | #104 |
| 1885 | 133 | — | — | #106 |
| 1884 | 151 | — | — | #101 |
| 1883 | 131 | — | — | #103 |
| 1882 | 143 | — | — | #104 |
| 1881 | 142 | — | — | #93 |
| 1880 | 166 | — | — | #86 |