Willys

WIH-leez /ˈwɪliz/
boy 2 syllables fading

Willys is a very rare variant of Willis that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Willys is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1934. Willys was first reported in SSA data in 1915 and peaked in 1924 (14 births).

About the name Willys

PronunciationWIH-leez /ˈwɪliz/
14peak births 1924
1915first in SSA data

Names similar to Willys

WillisWilliesWillsWillusWilceWilseyMarlysWilliamWillyeWilma

How popular is Willys?

Boys named Willys
19151920192519301934
Boys named Willys per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1915–1934 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1934) 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

Willys total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19346—#3,671
19299—#2,976
19286—#4,140
19275—#4,784
19266—#4,185
19255—#4,850
192414—#2,346
19236—#4,232
19215—#4,970
19207—#3,809
19199—#3,112
191711—#2,558
19167—#3,503
19157—#3,385
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