—2024 rank
1924peak year
51,112babies named Willis since 1880
▼ 2%5-year trend
Willis popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Willis mean?
From an English surname, a medieval diminutive of William, from wil, 'desire', and helm, 'protection'.
OriginEnglish, Germanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
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Famous Williss
- Willis Reed, basketball player
Spellings & variants
WillysWyllys
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