Willy is an uncommon variant of Willie that peaked in 1993 and has grown less common since.
Willy is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,041 for boy births in the United States (and #8,633 across all names), given to 27 babies. Willy first appears in 1884 and peaked in 1993 (69 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | — | #4,041 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,423 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | — | #5,056 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,686 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,733 |
| 2020 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,070 |
| 2019 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,791 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,051 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,101 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,089 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,680 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,229 |
| 2013 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,996 |
| 2012 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,768 |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,902 |
| 2010 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,784 |
| 2009 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,621 |
| 2008 | 60 | 60 | — | #2,236 |
| 2007 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,562 |
| 2006 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,575 |
| 2005 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,431 |
| 2004 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,374 |
| 2003 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,235 |
| 2002 | 46 | 46 | — | #2,292 |
| 2001 | 59 | 59 | — | #1,889 |
| 2000 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,084 |
| 1999 | 55 | 55 | — | #1,823 |
| 1998 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,233 |
| 1997 | 41 | — | — | #2,163 |
| 1996 | 47 | — | — | #1,932 |
| 1995 | 48 | — | — | #1,838 |
| 1994 | 64 | — | — | #1,494 |
| 1993 | 69 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1992 | 49 | — | — | #1,748 |
| 1991 | 58 | — | — | #1,527 |
| 1990 | 63 | — | — | #1,419 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1988 | 37 | — | — | #1,847 |
| 1987 | 47 | — | — | #1,533 |
| 1986 | 38 | — | — | #1,693 |
| 1985 | 42 | — | — | #1,568 |
| 1984 | 37 | — | — | #1,628 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | — | #1,820 |
| 1982 | 39 | — | — | #1,593 |
| 1981 | 43 | — | — | #1,478 |
| 1980 | 34 | — | — | #1,724 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | — | #1,630 |
| 1978 | 56 | — | — | #1,202 |
| 1977 | 40 | — | — | #1,475 |
| 1976 | 36 | — | — | #1,539 |
| 1975 | 32 | — | — | #1,628 |
| 1974 | 40 | — | — | #1,369 |
| 1973 | 54 | — | #8,407 | #1,200 |
| 1972 | 29 | — | — | #1,647 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | — | #1,666 |
| 1970 | 33 | — | — | #1,492 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | — | #1,566 |
| 1968 | 40 | — | — | #1,216 |
| 1967 | 26 | — | — | #1,539 |
| 1966 | 32 | — | — | #1,372 |
| 1965 | 47 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1964 | 40 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1963 | 46 | — | — | #1,150 |
| 1962 | 57 | — | — | #1,023 |
| 1961 | 57 | — | #7,517 | #1,096 |
| 1960 | 52 | — | — | #1,082 |
| 1959 | 47 | — | — | #1,140 |
| 1958 | 43 | — | — | #1,184 |
| 1957 | 39 | — | — | #1,266 |
| 1956 | 29 | — | — | #1,479 |
| 1955 | 31 | — | #6,717 | #1,537 |
| 1954 | 35 | — | #6,607 | #1,407 |
| 1953 | 32 | — | — | #1,356 |
| 1952 | 20 | — | — | #1,748 |
| 1951 | 32 | — | — | #1,330 |
| 1950 | 28 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1949 | 27 | — | #6,048 | #1,615 |
| 1948 | 39 | — | — | #1,159 |
| 1947 | 37 | — | #3,700 | #1,447 |
| 1946 | 22 | — | — | #1,556 |
| 1945 | 29 | — | — | #1,248 |
| 1944 | 39 | — | #3,682 | #1,210 |
| 1943 | 42 | — | #3,486 | #1,213 |
| 1942 | 29 | — | #5,365 | #1,465 |
| 1941 | 28 | — | — | #1,275 |
| 1940 | 33 | — | #4,337 | #1,310 |
| 1939 | 24 | — | — | #1,389 |
| 1938 | 22 | — | — | #1,475 |
| 1937 | 28 | — | — | #1,287 |
| 1936 | 25 | — | — | #1,355 |
| 1935 | 24 | — | — | #1,420 |
| 1934 | 24 | — | — | #1,422 |
| 1933 | 30 | — | #3,742 | #1,454 |
| 1932 | 24 | — | #5,081 | #1,712 |
| 1931 | 26 | — | — | #1,391 |
| 1930 | 28 | — | — | #1,398 |
| 1929 | 22 | — | — | #1,607 |
| 1928 | 23 | — | — | #1,608 |
| 1927 | 25 | — | #4,278 | #1,956 |
| 1926 | 28 | — | #4,296 | #1,716 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1924 | 20 | — | — | #1,838 |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #5,724 | #2,019 |
| 1922 | 17 | — | — | #2,038 |
| 1921 | 14 | — | — | #2,374 |
| 1920 | 29 | — | #5,747 | #1,590 |
| 1919 | 18 | — | — | #1,879 |
| 1918 | 13 | — | — | #2,393 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | — | #1,983 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #5,147 | #2,538 |
| 1915 | 16 | — | — | #1,875 |
| 1914 | 17 | — | #4,186 | #1,974 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | #3,176 | #2,810 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,741 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | — | #1,531 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,586 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,111 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | — | #1,001 |
| 1902 | 5 | — | — | #1,314 |
| 1896 | 7 | — | — | #980 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,122 |