Willa
A girls’ name of Old German origin, meaning resolute protector; a form of Wilhelmina.
Babies a year
691
the US, 2017
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#422
up from #423
UK popularity
#705
52 babies · down from #670
How Willa has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #481 |
| 2016 | #461 |
| 2017 | #453 |
| 2018 | #383 |
| 2019 | #356 |
| 2020 | #351 |
| 2021 | #351 |
| 2022 | #396 |
| 2023 | #428 |
| 2024 | #423 |
| 2025 | #422 |
In 2025, 52 babies in England and Wales were named Willa. In the US, 691 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Willa was most common in 1930, when it went to 0.04% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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