The first name Willy
A boy’s name.
Pronounced /ˈwɪli/ 2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Willy at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 27 boys born in the United States were named Willy, the 4,041st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1993, when 69 were.
4,053
babies named Willy since 1880
#4,041
rank in 2025
1993
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.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Willy
94 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Willy CaballeroArgentine association football player, born 1981
- Willy SagnolFrench football manager, born 1977
- Willy van de KerkhofDutch association football player, born 1951
- Willy BolyFrench-Ivorian footballer (born 1991)
- Willy ClaesBelgian former politician, born 1938
- Willy van der KuijlenDutch footballer and scout (1946–2021)
- Willy PuchnerAustrian photographer, born 1952
- Willy AubameyangGabonese and French footballer, born 1987
- Willy BöcklAustrian figure skater (1893–1975)
- Willy HansenDanish cyclist (1906-1978)
- Willy den OudenDutch swimmer (1918-1997)
- Willy SemedoFrench and Cape Verdean association football player, born 1994
Questions
- What does the name Willy mean?
- From Will + -y.
- Is Willy a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 97% of the 4,053 US babies named Willy since 1880 were boys.
- When was Willy most popular?
- 1993 in the United States, when 69 babies were named Willy, its highest rank at 1,406th.
- How do you pronounce Willy?
- Willy is /ˈwɪli/, 2 syllables.
- What are other spellings of Willy?
- Willie.