Willy

Primarily a girl's name · Unisex — 80% girls / 20% boys

Willy first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 62 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1953 with 214 babies (rank #69 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Willy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Willy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,613

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

214

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Roald Dahl Universe: Willy Wonka — the chocolatier

Famous people named Willy

Willy Brandtsocial democrat · b. 1913
Willy Caballeroassociation football player · b. 1981
Willy Sagnolradio personality · b. 1977
Willy van de Kerkhofbeach soccer player · b. 1951
Willy Bolyassociation football player · b. 1991

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	207	#74
1953	214	#69
1954	193	#76
1955	206	#73
1956	194	#81
1957	159	#104
1958	153	#118
1959	136	#141
1960	133	#135
1961	123	#154
1962	110	#165
1963	90	#201
1964	96	#187
1965	77	#219
1966	75	#230
1967	57	#285
1968	36	#404
1969	48	#341
1970	41	#372
1971	34	#393
1972	20	#524
1973	22	#471
1974	22	#462
1975	21	#467
1976	16	#533
1977	19	#486
1978	12	#623
1979	18	#488
1980	16	#549
1981	17	#531
1982	17	#542
1983	15	#589
1984	17	#551
1985	10	#760
1986	8	#867
1987	17	#587
1988	16	#611
1989	11	#763
1990	8	#936
1991	9	#865
1992	9	#881
1993	12	#757
1994	16	#649
1995	11	#778
1996	8	#911
1997	13	#712
1998	10	#831
1999	10	#817
2000	10	#837
2001	11	#764
2002	4	#1,275
2003	17	#597
2004	8	#881
2005	7	#932
2006	7	#928
2007	11	#709
2008	9	#767
2009	7	#880
2010	15	#554
2012	6	#857
2013	8	#717
2015	4	#32