Willis

Girl · recorded 1887–1989

  • 1989last recorded
  • 1901best year

Most popular in 1901.

Last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1887

0193818871913193819641989

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 57 recorded years as a table
Willis, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188734
189930
190138
190821
190932
191018
191133
191220
191316
191412
191515
191618
191723
191815
191926
192016
192120
192221
192327
192412
192519
192626
192724
192818
192918
193016
193120
193220
193317
193418
193521
193616
193720
193812
193911
19404
19419
194210
194313
19446
19454
194611
19476
19484
19493
19506
19519
19523
19533
19555
19566
19574
19592
19614
19635
19653
19893

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Willis isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1989
5
Rank in 1989
#12,362
How rare
1 in 368,710 girls
Since 1887
818

Willis was last recorded in 1989. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1901, at 38 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Willis doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.