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Willoughby
OriginEnglish
Meaning"farm near the willows"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#500
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About Willoughby
The name Willoughby peaked for boys at #2221 in 1923. Willoughby is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Willoughbys
- Willoughby Hickman
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- Willoughby Williams
American Revolutionary soldier and politician
- Willoughby Williams
Jr., American banker and sheriff
- Willoughby Sharp
American artist
- (Charles) Willoughby Moke Norrie
1st Baron Norrie, British soldier; Governor of South Australia, 8th Governor,General of New Zealand
- Willoughby Merrik Campbell Burrell
5th Baron Gwydyr, British soldier
Willoughby in pop culture
- Willoughby
character on TV's "Don't Trust the B,,,, in Apartment 23"
- John Willoughby
character in "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen
- Sir Clement Willoughby
character in "Evelina" by Fanny Burney
- Sir Willoughby Patterne
character in "The Egoist" by George Meredith
- "The Stop at Willoughby
" episode of TV series "The Twilight Zone"
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