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Willa

Pronounced W IH1 L AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2019
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Willa?

Willa is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 32,101 children — the 708th most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 889 children were given it.

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2019Girls: 889Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
W IH1 L AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Willa

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Willa

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Willa?
Willa ranks 708th among girls' names in US records, with 32,101 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,779.
Is Willa a unisex name?
No. Willa is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Willa most popular?
2019, when 889 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.