Is Willa a boy or girl name?

Willa is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Willa?

The average Willa alive today is an estimated 32 years old. People named Willa were most often born around 2019.

When was the name Willa most popular?

Willa peaked in 2019 with 889 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Willa have?

In one report's words: pastoral, reclaimed, taut. Willa ranks #1432 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Willa — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe | Understand Your Name

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Origin & Meaning

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Formed as an English feminine form of William, rooted in Germanic elements meaning will and protection. The name entered American records in the late nineteenth century. It gained literary standing following the rise of novelist Willa Cather.

Also answers toWillie, Billie

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 889 souls, A.D. 2019 2025

2025: 742 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

32 yrs

Most Willas were born around 2019 — joined Facebook while it was still cool.

Peak Reign

2019

№356 that year

Generation

Gen Alpha, 51%

then Boomer 16% · Gen Z 13%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈33K ever born · now rising

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Willa grew up with

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Alexa as a household member·Cocomelon·Bluey

Generation Distribution — Living Willas

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Silent 13%Boomer 16%Gen X 4%Millennial 3%Gen Z 13%Gen Alpha 51%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Willa peaked in 2019.

Estimated average age: 32.

What people think

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Soft Strong

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First Impressions

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The name reads as either ninety years old or under ten. Having skipped the late-twentieth-century daycare boom entirely, it avoids the corporate middle-management bracket. It suggests unvarnished oak, botanical prints, and parents who own a French press.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

Over fifty percent of all living Americans named Willa belong to Generation Alpha.

Field Note 02

The name hit its single-year peak in 2019 with 889 births, surpassing its entire late-Victorian run.

Field Note 03

Across 145 years of continuous registration, fewer than thirty-four thousand Americans have carried the name.

Notable Willas

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Willa Cathernovelist, b. 1873

Willa Fordsinger, b. 1981

Willa Hollandactress, b. 1991

Adjacent Names

Cora · Maeve · Clara · Opal · Hazel · Flora

Ephemera — If Willa were a…

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City

Red Cloud, Nebraska

Color

Raw linen

Job

Printmaker

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