The first name Willi
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Willi at birth, 1880–2025
In 2008, 6 boys born in the United States were named Willi, the 12,481st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1958, when 10 were.
144
babies named Willi since 1880
#12,481
rank in 2008
1958
peak year
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Willi
34 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Willi OrbanGerman Hungarian footballer, born 1992
- Willi HennigGerman biologist (1913–1976)
- Willi SchulzGerman footballer, born 1938
- Willi HoldorfGerman athletics competitor (1940-2020)
- Willi KoslowskiGerman footballer (1937–2024)
- Willi GrafGerman military physician and resistance fighter, "White Rose" member (1918–1943)
- Willi WülbeckGerman middle distance runner, born 1954
- Willi ForstAustrian actor, singer, director, producer, playwright (1903-1980)
- Willi ApelGerman-American musicologist, 1893–1988
- Willi HeroldGerman military personnel and chimney sweep (1925-1946)
- Willi MulthaupGerman football manager (1903–1982)
- Willi HofmannBobsledder, born 1940
Questions
- Is Willi a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 144 US babies named Willi since 1880 were boys.
- When was Willi most popular?
- 1958 in the United States, when 10 babies were named Willi, its highest rank at 2,812th.