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Willow name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Willow ranks #44 in female records (4,763 reported) and #4,530 in male records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Willow becoming more popular?

Willow's reported female count increased by 91 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #41 to #44. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Willow in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for WillowFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,1950201620252016: 3,125 female records2017: 3,569 female records2018: 3,933 female records2019: 4,609 female records2020: 4,401 female records2021: 5,195 female records2022: 5,072 female records2023: 4,765 female records2024: 4,672 female records2025: 4,763 female records2016: 17 male records2017: 13 male records2018: 27 male records2019: 27 male records2020: 19 male records2021: 36 male records2022: 39 male records2023: 48 male records2024: 30 male records2025: 23 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20254,76344234,530
20244,67241303,785
20234,76541482,734
20225,07237393,149
20215,19539363,291
20204,40148195,029
20194,60945273,996
20183,93360273,987
20173,56980136,653
20163,12596175,540

Questions about Willow’s popularity

How common is Willow in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Willow ranks #44 in female records (4,763 reported) and #4,530 in male records (23 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Willow?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Willow only.

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