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Willow

Girl

Meaning of Willow: English: 'slender and graceful'

Willow is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 46th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 21st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#46

4,786 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#21

1,481 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

65,560

First recorded 1890 · peak 2021

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 41 babies1982: 40 babies1983: 32 babies1984: 30 babies1985: 37 babies1986: 22 babies1987: 21 babies1988: 26 babies1989: 35 babies1990: 29 babies19901991: 61 babies1992: 59 babies1993: 51 babies1994: 84 babies1995: 90 babies1996: 133 babies1997: 175 babies1998: 256 babies1999: 322 babies2000: 307 babies20002001: 379 babies2002: 553 babies2003: 544 babies2004: 527 babies2005: 549 babies2006: 583 babies2007: 783 babies2008: 797 babies2009: 1,054 babies2010: 1,129 babies20102011: 1,583 babies2012: 1,854 babies2013: 2,099 babies2014: 2,425 babies2015: 2,826 babies2016: 3,142 babies2017: 3,582 babies2018: 3,960 babies2019: 4,636 babies2020: 4,420 babies20202021: 5,231 babies2022: 5,111 babies2023: 4,813 babies2024: 4,702 babies2025: 4,786 babies
US babies named Willow per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,231.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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