US rank #17012 Girls' name Peak 2018 27 births

Williow — #17012 US girls' name

27 babies named Williow in U.S. Social Security records since 2017, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s152020s12
#17012
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 4% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Williow was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Williow in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Williow

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Williow between 2017 and 2024, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Williow currently holds the #17012 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Williow performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Williow shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Williow in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 27 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Williow at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

27

Since 2017

8 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#17,012

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2017

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2024

Williow popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2017

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 2024202220182017 7

Williow by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 56% of Williow's all-time total
2010s152020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Williow?
27 babies have been named Williow since 2017. It currently ranks #17012 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Williow most popular?
Williow was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Williow been used?
Williow has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 8 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Williow?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2017–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.