Names like Willow
In 2025, 4,763 girls born in the US were named Willow, #44 among girls' names.
It first entered the top 1,000 in 1998 and reached the top 100 in 2016.
Its best rank was #37, in 2022.
The most births in one year were 5,195, in 2021.
Births rose 69% from 2,811 in 2015.
For 10 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1993 or later (Willow's began in 1998).
Willow's rank every ten years
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- 2000#750
- 2010#287
- 2020#48
- 2025#44
— outside the top 1,000
12 girl names with a similar curve
How this list was made
We compared Willow's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other girl's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.