as a First Name
Transferred use of the surname, which is a derivative of William.
| 1,043rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 30,600
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 43,048
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Willis per capita
- 1922
- marked the height of its popularity
0.04%
99.96%
67%
55+
55+
24%
30-54
30-54
6%
13-29
13-29
2%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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