WILL-o
Willow
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About Willow
The name Willow is currently ranked #44 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #37 in 2022. The name is most popular in West Virginia, West Virginia, and Kentucky. Willow is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
Pronounced WILL-o. 2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Willow ranked #44 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #37 in 2022, Nameberry popularity #100.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #136 | 2,410 | 1,349.1 |
| 2015 | #111 | 2,811 | 1,574.7 |
| 2016 | #96 | 3,124 | 1,763 |
| 2017 | #80 | 3,569 | 2,067.2 |
| 2018 | #60 | 3,933 | 2,312.1 |
| 2019 | #45 | 4,603 | 2,742.5 |
| 2020 | #48 | 4,396 | 2,719.4 |
| 2021 | #39 | 5,193 | 3,164.8 |
| 2022 | #37 | 5,064 | 3,087.6 |
| 2023 | #41 | 4,761 | 2,967.1 |
| 2024 | #41 | 4,653 | 2,871.9 |
| 2025 | #44 | 4,763 | 2,963.4 |
World rankings
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Famous Willows
- Kristine Carlin "Willow" Bay
American television journalist
- Willow Shields
American actress; twin sister Autumn Shields
- Willow Geer
Alsop, American actress
- Willow Sheffer
daughter of actors Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer
- Willow Bianca Faye Palin
daughter of U.S. politician Sarah Palin
- Willow Camille Reign Smith
American actress/singer, daughter of actors Will & Jada Pinkett Smith
- Willow McCarthy (b. 2007)
daughter of actor Andrew McCarthy
- Willow Katherine White (b. 2008)
daughter of actress Michelle Monaghan and Peter White
- Willow Rose Owen (b. 2008)
daughter of singer Mark Owen of Take That and Emma Ferguson
- Willow Stevens (b. 2009)
daughter of actor Dan Stevens and singer Susie Hariet
- Willow Lenora Herschenfeld (b. 2009)
daughter of actress Alicia Minshew and Richie Herschenfeld
- Willow Rose McGuinness (b. 2009)
daughter of TV presenter Amanda Lamb and Sean McGuinness
- Willow Sage Hart (b. 2011)
daughter of singer Pink and Carey Hart
- Willow Jade Ford (b. 2012)
daughter of actress Holly Brisley and Paul Ford
- Willow Grace Simpson (b. 2012)
daughter of golfer Webb Simpson
- Willow Grace Radke (b. 2013)
daughter of singer Ronnie Radke
- Willow Phoenix Buckley (b. 2014)
daughter of actor A..J. Buckley
- Willow Landau (b. 2016)
daughter of actress Cheyenne Jackson and Jason Landau; twin of brother Ethan
- Willow Hammond (b. 2003)
daughter of English television presenter Richard Hammond
Willow in pop culture
- Willow Danielle Rosenberg
character on The WB's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
- Willow Ufgood
male character in 1988 fantasy film "Willow"
- Willow Lynd
character in video game "The Sims 3" Moonlight Bay
- Willow Woodward
character in film "The Wicker Man"
- Willow Stark
character on American soap "Days of Our Lives"
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character in Dreadstar comics
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character in "Diamond Willow" by Helen Frost
- Grandmother Willow
tree character in Disney's "Pocahontas"
- Willow
character on Bonanza episode "The Spitfire"
- Willow Cruz
character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
- The Whomping Willow
a valuable and very violent magical plant in the Harry Potter series
- Willow Moore
character in the Addicted Series
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character from video game "Don't Starve"
- Willow Fields
half,angel main character of the "Angel" series by L. A. Weatherly
- Willow Chance
protagonist of "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
- Willow Haverford
protagonist of "Spells for Lost Things" by Jenna Evans Welch
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character from the series "Wings of Fire" by Tui T. Sutherland
- "willow"
song by Taylor Swift
- Willow Park
character from the animated show "The Owl House"