Willow is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #44 in 2025.
Willow is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #44 among girls (4,763) and #4,530 among boys (23) — overall #114 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,786 | 4,786 | #44 | #4,530 |
| 2024 | 4,702 | 4,702 | #41 | #3,785 |
| 2023 | 4,813 | 4,813 | #41 | #2,734 |
| 2022 | 5,111 | 5,111 | #37 | #3,149 |
| 2021 | 5,231 | 5,231 | #39 | #3,291 |
| 2020 | 4,420 | 4,420 | #48 | #5,029 |
| 2019 | 4,636 | 4,636 | #45 | #3,996 |
| 2018 | 3,960 | 3,960 | #60 | #3,987 |
| 2017 | 3,582 | 3,582 | #80 | #6,653 |
| 2016 | 3,142 | 3,142 | #96 | #5,540 |
| 2015 | 2,826 | 2,826 | #111 | #5,976 |
| 2014 | 2,425 | 2,425 | #136 | #5,983 |
| 2013 | 2,099 | 2,099 | #155 | #4,793 |
| 2012 | 1,854 | 1,854 | #171 | #5,981 |
| 2011 | 1,583 | 1,583 | #199 | #9,559 |
| 2010 | 1,129 | 1,129 | #288 | #10,705 |
| 2009 | 1,054 | 1,054 | #312 | — |
| 2008 | 797 | 797 | #405 | — |
| 2007 | 783 | 783 | #426 | #7,060 |
| 2006 | 583 | 583 | #525 | #13,941 |
| 2005 | 549 | 549 | #532 | #10,105 |
| 2004 | 527 | 527 | #549 | #8,891 |
| 2003 | 544 | 544 | #527 | #9,544 |
| 2002 | 553 | 553 | #505 | #9,355 |
| 2001 | 379 | 379 | #666 | — |
| 2000 | 307 | 307 | #761 | #10,304 |
| 1999 | 322 | 322 | #730 | #5,642 |
| 1998 | 256 | 256 | #854 | #9,602 |
| 1997 | 175 | — | #1,117 | #9,227 |
| 1996 | 133 | — | #1,357 | #7,113 |
| 1995 | 90 | — | #1,650 | — |
| 1994 | 84 | — | #1,756 | — |
| 1993 | 51 | — | #2,485 | — |
| 1992 | 59 | — | #2,431 | #9,782 |
| 1991 | 61 | — | #2,354 | #8,204 |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #3,711 | — |
| 1989 | 35 | — | #3,100 | — |
| 1988 | 26 | — | #3,687 | — |
| 1987 | 21 | — | #4,121 | — |
| 1986 | 22 | — | #3,888 | — |
| 1985 | 37 | — | #2,655 | — |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #2,990 | — |
| 1983 | 32 | — | #2,781 | — |
| 1982 | 40 | — | #2,448 | — |
| 1981 | 41 | — | #2,408 | — |
| 1980 | 60 | — | #1,831 | — |
| 1979 | 67 | — | #1,767 | #7,050 |
| 1978 | 75 | — | #1,510 | — |
| 1977 | 64 | — | #1,660 | — |
| 1976 | 66 | — | #1,550 | — |
| 1975 | 53 | — | #1,778 | — |
| 1974 | 54 | — | #1,708 | — |
| 1973 | 43 | — | #1,938 | — |
| 1972 | 32 | — | #2,355 | — |
| 1971 | 33 | — | #2,373 | — |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #3,309 | — |
| 1969 | 17 | — | #3,458 | — |
| 1968 | 15 | — | #3,607 | — |
| 1967 | 10 | — | #4,617 | — |
| 1966 | 14 | — | #3,555 | — |
| 1965 | 11 | — | #4,199 | — |
| 1964 | 20 | — | #2,913 | — |
| 1963 | 12 | — | #4,012 | — |
| 1962 | 12 | — | #4,009 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,790 | — |
| 1960 | 15 | — | #3,356 | — |
| 1959 | 13 | — | #3,617 | — |
| 1958 | 8 | — | #4,885 | — |
| 1957 | 14 | — | #3,304 | — |
| 1956 | 16 | — | #3,046 | — |
| 1955 | 21 | — | #2,470 | — |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,488 | — |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #2,697 | — |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,792 | — |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #3,101 | — |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #2,905 | — |
| 1949 | 12 | — | #3,174 | — |
| 1948 | 18 | — | #2,414 | — |
| 1947 | 24 | — | #2,044 | — |
| 1946 | 20 | — | #2,151 | — |
| 1945 | 21 | — | #1,872 | — |
| 1944 | 23 | — | #1,804 | — |
| 1943 | 14 | — | #2,555 | — |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,814 | — |
| 1941 | 15 | — | #2,270 | — |
| 1940 | 16 | — | #2,106 | — |
| 1939 | 19 | — | #1,879 | — |
| 1938 | 22 | — | #1,702 | — |
| 1937 | 13 | — | #2,446 | — |
| 1936 | 24 | — | #1,548 | — |
| 1935 | 14 | — | #2,303 | — |
| 1934 | 23 | — | #1,602 | — |
| 1933 | 24 | — | #1,550 | — |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #1,519 | — |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,593 | — |
| 1930 | 19 | — | #1,932 | — |
| 1929 | 26 | — | #1,554 | — |
| 1928 | 30 | — | #1,468 | — |
| 1927 | 23 | — | #1,826 | — |
| 1926 | 35 | — | #1,356 | — |
| 1925 | 27 | — | #1,646 | — |
| 1924 | 32 | — | #1,718 | #4,339 |
| 1923 | 27 | — | #1,635 | — |
| 1922 | 15 | — | #2,475 | — |
| 1921 | 23 | — | #1,863 | — |
| 1920 | 20 | — | #2,013 | — |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,508 | — |
| 1918 | 15 | — | #2,373 | — |
| 1917 | 10 | — | #3,084 | — |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,803 | — |
| 1915 | 23 | — | #1,570 | — |
| 1914 | 11 | — | #2,261 | — |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #1,880 | — |
| 1912 | 6 | — | #2,970 | — |
| 1909 | 5 | — | #2,542 | — |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #1,545 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,389 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | — | #1,552 | — |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #1,482 | — |
| 1902 | 5 | — | #2,038 | — |
| 1890 | 5 | — | #1,530 | — |