Names / Girl names
Willa
Current rank
#422
holding steady
All-time peak
#274
in 1932
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
32,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #274 in 1932 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Resolute protection. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1880. Its strongest year was 1932, at #274 nationally. Today it sits at #422 and is keeping its place. More than 32,800 children have been given the name overall.