Given name & surname
Vili
“the determined protector”
Vili is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Vili is a variant of Vilhelm. In Danish use, Vilhelm carries the interpretation “the determined protector.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Vili is an affectionate form of Vilho. In Finnish usage, Vili is an affectionate form of Viljami.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Vili through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 154 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Vili’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Vili is an affectionate form of Vilho. In Hungarian usage, Vili has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bill. In Serbo-Croatian usage, Vili was borrowed from the English form Willy.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Vili has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Vili
- Vili ResnikSlovenian singerborn 1963
- Vili SaarijärviFinnish ice hockey player (born 1997)
- Vili KazasyanBulgarian musician and composer (1934-2008)
- Vili MatulaCroatian actor and activistborn 1962
- Vili SopanenFinnish ice hockey playerborn 1987
- Vili BerošCroatian politicianborn 1964
- Vili AuvinenFinnish actor and theatre director (1931–1996)
- Vili AmeršekSlovenian footballerborn 1948
- Vili ČrvSlovene cross-country skierborn 1999
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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