Girl name Old German origin Christian tradition

Willa

WIL-uh · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Resolute protection
Language
Old German
Culture
English
Religion
Christian
Style era
trendy
Themes
vintage · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#423
2024 births729
Peak year2019
First appeared1880
Total US births32,077
2019 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Will
Alternate spellings
WyllaWillah
In other languages
Willa (English)Wilma (Dutch/German)Willaminta (variant)

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