Girl · English
Willow
Say it: WIL-oh
Meaning
From the English word willow, the tree.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A nature name that rose in the US after the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).
Its wave through time
Rising now
In the United States
- 40,755 babies given this name since 1890
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 365 girls
- 4,362 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
Famous bearers
- Willow Smith, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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