How Many People Are Named Willis?
people named Willis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 20,848 people in the US has this name
Based on 53,154 babies named Willis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,276 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from Will, a diminutive of WILLIAM.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Willis, 1.2% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Willis alive today is about 58 years old, and 54% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 42 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Willis first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 1,276 babies. In 2025, 52 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Willis never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #86, in 1880, and it was in the top 100 for 2 years, 1880 to 1881. In 2025 it ranked #2,567.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #2,567 |
| Best rank | #86 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | 2 (1880 to 1881) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #142 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Willis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Willis were born in Texas than in any other state: about 949 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Willis was given 2 times as often in Louisiana, 1.8 times in Arkansas and 1.8 times in Georgia.
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