Willow

Willow: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “willow tree”
Origin: English
Say it: WIL-oh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From the English tree name. It belongs to the group of modern English nature names used directly from vocabulary words.

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How popular is Willow?

20241,407 per million US babies

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Babies named Willow in 20244,683

2024 rank#41 girls

Peak year2021

Total US babies since 188060,727

Willow is rising: use over the last five years is 2.9× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Willow

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English
Harperharp player · English
Violetviolet flower · English
Hazelhazel tree · English
Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
Lilylily flower · English
Scarlettscarlet, bright red · English

Willow questions

What does the name Willow mean?

Willow means "willow tree". It comes from English. From the English tree name. It belongs to the group of modern English nature names used directly from vocabulary words.

Is Willow a boy or girl name?

Willow is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Willow?

4,683 US babies were named Willow in 2024. Its peak year was 2021.

How do you pronounce Willow?

Willow is usually pronounced WIL-oh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.