Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Willis

#494 most common boys' name of all time · #1,064 across all names · 98% male / 2% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#494
Rank overall
#1,064 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
53,154
Since 2016
556
Peak year
1924 #136
Best rank
#86 1880
Girls Boys peak 1,276/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Willis is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 52 52 #2,539
2024 50 50 #2,638
2023 60 60 #2,316
2022 44 44 #2,873
2021 62 62 #2,253
2020 62 62 #2,212
2019 50 50 #2,583
2018 55 55 #2,385
2017 51 51 #2,493
2016 70 70 #2,029
2015 74 74 #1,956
2014 81 81 #1,829
2013 75 75 #1,878
2012 78 78 #1,863
2011 74 74 #1,887
2010 52 52 #2,402
2009 66 66 #2,078
2008 59 59 #2,237
2007 80 80 #1,812
2006 79 79 #1,758
2005 66 66 #1,922
2004 65 65 #1,881
2003 78 78 #1,611
2002 70 70 #1,683
2001 82 82 #1,481
2000 107 107 #1,241
1999 109 109 #1,182
1998 106 106 #1,172
1997 95 95 #1,228
1996 113 113 #1,071
1995 115 115 #1,040
1994 119 119 #1,018
1993 127 127 #953
1992 126 126 #956
1991 163 163 #809
1990 159 159 #804
1989 5 166 171 #770
1988 183 183 #692
1987 169 169 #703
1986 176 176 #680
1985 186 186 #642
1984 186 186 #625
1983 203 203 #601
1982 227 227 #570
1981 199 199 #607
1980 228 228 #573
1979 233 233 #564
1978 214 214 #573
1977 232 232 #548
1976 181 181 #609
1975 203 203 #566
1974 199 199 #568
1973 193 193 #571
1972 245 245 #503
1971 253 253 #513
1970 260 260 #500
1969 227 227 #515
1968 230 230 #498
1967 237 237 #486
1966 254 254 #482
1965 5 300 305 #449
1964 324 324 #445
1963 9 340 349 #432
1962 375 375 #415
1961 8 357 365 #419
1960 414 414 #389
1959 5 407 412 #395
1958 416 416 #383
1957 8 447 455 #361
1956 13 444 457 #350
1955 10 452 462 #343
1954 447 447 #337
1953 6 480 486 #322
1952 6 513 519 #314
1951 16 504 520 #309
1950 11 476 487 #313
1949 5 479 484 #310
1948 6 584 590 #278
1947 11 600 611 #279
1946 18 584 602 #259
1945 5 579 584 #231
1944 8 623 631 #219
1943 18 752 770 #208
1942 13 666 679 #219
1941 11 685 696 #201
1940 5 609 614 #209
1939 12 693 705 #191
1938 13 731 744 #187
1937 21 724 745 #184
1936 17 768 785 #175
1935 22 789 811 #173
1934 19 867 886 #166
1933 17 812 829 #170
1932 21 911 932 #165
1931 21 931 952 #161
1930 18 965 983 #159
1929 20 1,030 1,050 #150
1928 21 1,085 1,106 #148
1927 29 1,058 1,087 #149
1926 31 1,233 1,264 #140
1925 23 1,198 1,221 #139
1924 15 1,261 1,276 #136
1923 32 1,183 1,215 #138
1922 25 1,250 1,275 #133
1921 25 1,209 1,234 #133
1920 19 1,197 1,216 #133
1919 29 1,136 1,165 #131
1918 17 1,091 1,108 #141
1917 25 954 979 #140
1916 19 990 1,009 #136
1915 15 950 965 #137
1914 9 743 752 #135
1913 10 573 583 #136
1912 11 453 464 #141
1911 14 233 247 #144
1910 7 216 223 #149
1909 11 189 200 #139
1908 7 161 168 #146
1907 146 146 #156
1906 148 148 #139
1905 136 136 #153
1904 136 136 #144
1903 133 133 #141
1902 144 144 #134
1901 9 106 115 #149
1900 169 169 #134
1899 7 126 133 #128
1898 121 121 #143
1897 132 132 #124
1896 145 145 #120
1895 135 135 #124
1894 133 133 #118
1893 149 149 #112
1892 143 143 #119
1891 118 118 #117
1890 129 129 #118
1889 124 124 #115
1888 135 135 #119
1887 5 113 118 #117
1886 150 150 #103
1885 133 133 #106
1884 151 151 #100
1883 131 131 #103
1882 143 143 #104
1881 142 142 #93
1880 166 166 #86