Willa

Feminine variation of William

"resolute protection"

Willa Origin and Meaning

Variation of Billie

Willa Rank in US Top 1000

# 423 in the US

Willa Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 92 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Willa

• 423 US 2024
• 92 Nameberry 2025
• 253 Future 2028
• 675 England 2024

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Famous People Named Willa

• Willa of Tuscany Queen consort of Berengar II of Italy
• Wilella Sibert 'Willa' Cather American novelist
• Willa Joanna Chance Holland American actress; stepdaughter of director Brian De Palma
• Willa Ford (born Amanda Lee Williford) American singer
• Willa Beatrice Brown American aviatrix
• Willa McCord Blake Eslick U.S. Congresswoman from Tennessee
• Willa Fitzgerald American actress
• Willa Holland American actress
• Willa Taylor American actress
• Willa Shalit American entrepreneur; daughter of TV personality Gene Shalit
• Willa Mamet daughter of playwright David Mamet and actress Lindsay Crouse; sister of actress Zosia Mamet
• Willa Baker (b. 1993) daughter of actors Dylan and Becky Ann Baker
• Willa Hoffman (b. 2008) daughter of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman
• Willa Sun Pressnall (b. 2009) daughter of musicians Derek and Jamie Pressnall of Tilly and the Wall
• Willa Lou Deary (b. 2011) daughter of actress Keri Russell
• Willa Jean Batson (b. 2013) daughter of singer Ferraby Lionheart and Dawn Batson
• Willa Getzlaf (b. 2014) daughter of ice hockey player Ryan Getzlaf
• Willa Ashford (b. 2015) daughter of actor Matthew Ashford
• Willa Gray Akins (b. 2017) daughter of singer Thomas Rhett and Laura Akins
• Willa Jonas (b. 2020) daughter of Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas

The name Willa in Pop Culture

• Willa Burrell baby vampire on TV's "True Blood"
• Willa Jean Kemp character in the Ramona Quimby novels by Beverly Cleary
• Willa Jackson main character in "The Peach Keeper" by Sarah Addison Allen
• Isabella "Willa" Angelo character in Ridley Pearson's "Kingdom Keepers"
• Willa Monday character on TV's "The Finder"
• "Willa's Wild Life " animated TV series
• Willa Thirdman character in "Friends and Relations" (1931) by Elizabeth Bowen
• Willa called a "cute name" by Hank Hill of TV's "King of the Hill'
• Willa minor character in George R. R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series
• Willa Fisher Chenowith daughter of Nate & Brenda on TV's "Six Feet Under"
• Willa Penn younger sister of Beverly Penn in book/film "Winter's Tale"
• Willa McPherson character on TV's "Dirt"
• Willa Givens Raylan's daughter on TV show "Justified"
• Willa Warren character on TV's "The Family"
• Willafred (Willa) Havisham main character of "The Wedding Planner's Daughter"
• Willa Earp character on TV's "Wynonna Earp"
• Willa Forsythe character in "Shadows over England" romance series