Meaning and history
Willie is a masculine or feminine diminutive of William. Notable bearers include the American baseball player Willie Mays (1931–2024) and the musician Willie Nelson (1933–).
20062006: 507 births, rank #511
2007: 470 births, rank #547
2008: 460 births, rank #565
2009: 401 births, rank #621
2010: 388 births, rank #626
20112011: 390 births, rank #614
2012: 369 births, rank #646
2013: 332 births, rank #707
2014: 331 births, rank #725
2015: 307 births, rank #774
20162016: 294 births, rank #797
2017: 285 births, rank #802
2018: 228 births, rank #929
2019: 208 births, rank #1,004
2020: 215 births, rank #992
20212021: 161 births, rank #1,200
2022: 176 births, rank #1,166
2023: 144 births, rank #1,323
2024: 138 births, rank #1,364
20252025: 147 births, rank #1,315
Willie moved from #930 to #995 for boys between 2018 and 2020. Its highest annual birth count came in 1947, with 7,997 births.