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Willis
OriginDiminutive of William, German
Meaning"resolute protection"
GenderBoy
US Rank#970
Top 1000
NB Rank#5360
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About Willis
Variation of William
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,841 | 81 | 42.2 |
| 2015 | #1,978 | 74 | 38.6 |
| 2016 | #2,046 | 70 | 36.9 |
| 2017 | #2,530 | 51 | 27.6 |
| 2018 | #2,416 | 55 | 30.3 |
| 2019 | #2,623 | 50 | 27.9 |
| 2020 | #2,234 | 62 | 35.9 |
| 2021 | #2,274 | 62 | 35.4 |
| 2022 | #2,914 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2023 | #2,341 | 60 | 35.1 |
| 2024 | #2,701 | 49 | 28.4 |
| 2025 | #2,567 | 52 | 30.4 |
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- Willis Andrew McGahee III
American NFL football player
- Willis Reed Jr.
American basketball player
- Willis Linn Jepson
American botanist
- Willis "Gator" Jackson
American jazz saxophonist
- Willis Bouchey
American character actor
- Bruce Willis
American actor
Willis in pop culture
- Willis Drummand
character on TV's "Diff'rent Strokes" ("Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?")
- Dr. Ethan Willis
character from TV's "Code Black," played by Rob Lowe
- Willis Wu
character from 'Interior Chinatown'
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