The baby name Willy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɪli/ (WIL-ee).
The baby name Willy is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈwɪli/ (WIL-ee).
Willy is in Origin.
Willy is a familiar short form of William, ultimately from the Old High German elements wil “will, desire” and helm “helmet, protection,” yielding the sense “resolute protector.” It appears in English, German, Dutch, and Scandinavian naming traditions; as a nickname it is sometimes used for the feminine Wilhelmina or Willa as well.
Medieval records show Willy (and kin forms) as a pet name for William, while the 19th and early 20th centuries saw it used independently, especially in German-speaking countries (Willi) and the Low Countries. In the Anglophone world, Willie became the dominant spelling; Willy remains recognized but less common, with occasional unisex use in Dutch and Scandinavian contexts. Related forms and cognates include Willie, Willi, Villy (Danish), Ville (Finnish), Will, Bill, Billy, and, further afield, Liam, Guillaume, Willem, Vilhelm, and Guillermo. The name’s core meaning stays anchored in steadfast will and protective strength.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | 0 | #12 | 1 | 425 | |
| FJ | Boys | 0 | #17 | 1 | 603 |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| HT | Boys | 0 | #31 | 4 | 903 |
| NA | 0 | #32 | 2 | 2,537 | |
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| BI | Boys | 0 | #33 | 11 | 917 |
| ID | 0 | #33 | 7 | 2,238 | |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| CM | 0 | #37 | 19 | 2,592 | |
| MT | 0 | #43 | 1 | 1,767 | |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #50 | 3 | 749 |
| MO | 0 | #50 | 3 | 2,706 | |
| PR | 0 | #55 | 1 | 1,497 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #58 | 79 | 4,130 |
| CY | 0 | #59 | 2 | 1,632 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| AO | 0 | #74 | 4 | 2,729 | |
| BG | 0 | #81 | 2 | 1,799 | |
| TW | 0 | #82 | 19 | 4,523 | |
| CN | 0 | #85 | 2 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #90 | 4 | 3,714 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #91 | 2,599 | 9,244 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #91 | 1,412 | 12,054 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #97 | 6,159 | 14,506 |
| SD | 0 | #101 | 2 | 2,130 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #105 | 143 | 6,830 |
| PH | 0 | #105 | 6 | 5,607 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #113 | 21 | 6,332 |
| EC | 0 | #114 | 8 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #114 | 8 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #119 | 3 | 5,216 | |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #126 | 135 | 7,111 |
| Norway | Boys | 2025 | #127 | 8 | 444 |
| PA | 0 | #133 | 6 | 3,797 | |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #134 | 3,082 | 5,933 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #135 | 3 | 1,769 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #140 | 10 | 4,685 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #143 | 32 | 2,508 |
| CR | 0 | #146 | 13 | 5,526 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| BO | 0 | #156 | 281 | 6,868 | |
| PE | 0 | #157 | 176 | 6,350 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #168 | 659 | 7,625 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #173 | 7 | 4,064 |
| AR | 0 | #175 | 12 | 2,915 | |
| UY | 0 | #175 | 8 | 2,477 | |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #180 | 60 | 3,322 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #181 | 38 | 4,970 |
| CZ | 0 | #184 | 3 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #189 | 2 | 4,850 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #192 | 51 | 5,568 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #201 | 23 | 5,842 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #205 | 20 | 7,146 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| PL | 0 | #212 | 1 | 2,600 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #218 | 3 | 3,850 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #223 | 373 | 10,188 |
| SG | 0 | #224 | 46 | 11,010 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| NL | 0 | #227 | 176 | 2,481 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #227 | 167 | 11,440 |
| IR | 0 | #229 | 3 | 4,221 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #234 | 225 | 5,922 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #236 | 2,401 | 15,656 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #239 | 1,667 | 5,873 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #247 | 26 | 6,876 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #248 | 2 | 6,293 |
| GT | 0 | #248 | 67 | 5,948 | |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #249 | 342 | 7,628 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #251 | 9 | 3,997 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #252 | 1,080 | 13,390 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #256 | 70 | 7,401 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 10 | 6,912 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #259 | 39 | 7,909 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #260 | 4 | 7,056 |
| NG | 0 | #264 | 9 | 5,926 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #266 | 11 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #272 | 24 | 10,560 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #275 | 45 | 9,639 |
| IL | 0 | #280 | 3 | 6,291 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #283 | 236 | 9,305 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #291 | 14 | 6,530 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #293 | 4 | 6,578 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #294 | 13 | 2,588 |
| MY | 0 | #296 | 35 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #299 | 50 | 8,483 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #317 | 29 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #324 | 34 | 8,477 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 216 | 12,905 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #333 | 8 | 6,459 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| BR | 0 | #336 | 10 | 5,969 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #344 | 24 | 7,951 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #347 | 1,722 | 25,619 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #353 | 6 | 7,678 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #361 | 2 | 8,539 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #362 | 81 | 2,180 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #363 | 2 | 5,096 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #364 | 952 | 5,610 |
| CL | 0 | #367 | 45 | 6,867 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #372 | 16 | 2,865 |
| CO | 0 | #373 | 109 | 7,768 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #375 | 1,147 | 16,355 |
| Spain | 0 | #379 | 74 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #386 | 28 | 8,339 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #386 | 351 | 17,960 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #388 | 2 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #391 | 8 | 8,639 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #392 | 54 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #395 | 53 | 14,421 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #399 | 29 | 2,041 |
| Germany | 0 | #404 | 34 | 2,542 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #405 | 2 | 8,413 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #421 | 4 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #427 | 3 | 13,098 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #432 | 701 | 5,697 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #462 | 2,105 | 10,046 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #470 | 71 | 11,671 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #482 | 24 | 12,621 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #501 | 273 | 12,213 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #521 | 3 | 11,913 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #523 | 26 | 10,655 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #532 | 22 | 17,937 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #536 | 17 | 10,162 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| IT | 0 | #564 | 152 | 4,183 | |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #570 | 38 | 10,983 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #571 | 3 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #572 | 15 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #587 | 29 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #591 | 21 | 9,488 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #593 | 5 | 20,968 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #603 | 105 | 18,093 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #604 | 2 | 10,045 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #620 | 63 | 3,552 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #638 | 530 | 25,439 |
| LB | 0 | #642 | 17 | 13,263 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #691 | 7 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #708 | 62 | 18,755 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #718 | 242 | 16,906 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #755 | 32 | 15,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| TN | 0 | #777 | 53 | 13,765 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #826 | 61 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #836 | 16 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #836 | 46 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #869 | 24 | 7,044 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #898 | 44 | 12,708 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #908 | 28 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #916 | 28 | 14,861 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #943 | 52 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #956 | 28 | 5,561 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #957 | 136 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| DZ | 0 | #992 | 185 | 20,130 | |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,026 | 675 | 28,008 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,059 | 20 | 16,140 |
| MA | 0 | #1,065 | 64 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,083 | 59 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,158 | 26 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,195 | 17 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,356 | 91 | 9,415 |
Willy is popular in 91 countries — most recent births per country:
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