Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Willow

Gender

Male

Origin

Unknown
German
Resolute or peaceful

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Exotic
  • Flower
  • Green
  • Nature
  • Word

Famous People

Singer Willow Smith, Actress Willow Shields

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, Daughter of Pink and Carey Hart, Daughter of Gabrielle Anwar, Daughter of Michelle Monaghan, Daughter of Brooke Shields, Daughter of Sarah Palin, Daughter of A.J. Buckley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2692, 48 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4396, 23 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #39, 5,193 births); most recent 2025 (rank #44, 4,763 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025234,763
2024304,653
2023484,761
2022395,064
2021365,193
2020194,396
2019274,603
2018273,933
2017133,569
2016173,124

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #2325, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3655, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #10, 2,067 births); most recent 2025 (rank #20, 1,384 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
202551,384
202441,481
202391,833
202241,867
202142,067
202041,982
201931,995
201881,900
2017–1,764
201661,536

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #1092, 33 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #515, 102 births); most recent 2023 (rank #567, 79 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
20233379
202233102
20212593
20201476
20191260
20181859
20171040
20161551
2015936
2014746

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #31, 166 births); most recent 2025 (rank #58, 85 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202585
2024106
2023110
2022145
2021166
2020126
2019130
2018116
201780
201690

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #24, 153 births); most recent 2025 (rank #27, 125 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025125
2024106
2023138
2022134
2021134
2020129
2019153
2018124
2017111
201685

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #24, 69 births); most recent 2025 (rank #68, 30 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202530
202439
202345
202255
202169
202054
201967
201866
201752
201635

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #36, 70 births); most recent 2023 (rank #40, 51 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202351
202268
202170
202058
201957
201857
201757
201652
201544
201434

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence