Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Willys isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Willys through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 103
- 103 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 14 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 1934. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 14 in 1924. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 117 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.
Willys’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Willys, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Wilton
“from the town on the river”
>99% boys
Wilbert
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys
Willie
“will” · “desire”
98% boys · 2% girls
Norris
“a man from the north”
>99% boys
Willian
“will” · “desire”
>99% boys
Wilber
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys
Wilfred
“one who wishes for peace”
>99% boys
Wilbur
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys