Willow Forename

100,790th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,630 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Willow Forename User-submission:

Willow or Willo is a botanical name, the common name of several species of tree in the Silex genus.

Willow Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
3,0161:120,2055,040
Canada
100%
5001:66,2673,959
England
100%
2331:238,6396,590
Australia-2281:59,9022,649
China-1541:8,870,49259,539
Brazil
100%
1311:1,635,39036,807
Philippines
68%
 
421:2,524,03552,866
Netherlands
 
90%
351:482,91712,005
New Zealand-291:156,4155,718
DR Congo
100%
271:2,734,35659,996
South Africa
50%
 
231:2,370,98566,309
Thailand
 
61%
211:3,336,46774,526
Israel
86%
 
191:442,2599,252
Wales
100%
161:193,3943,524
Malaysia
 
91%
151:2,029,99658,888
Scotland
100%
141:382,1695,277
Hong Kong-111:704,7934,980
India
50%
 
81:151,859,7461,755,835
Russia
 
75%
61:24,038,95165,699
Denmark-51:1,129,90012,942
Nigeria
 
65%
51:35,512,872242,191
Taiwan-51:4,753,93676,486
France
 
82%
51:13,294,06836,843
Vietnam-41:23,155,7785,302
Yemen-41:6,574,1885,851
Myanmar-41:12,987,0681,965
Malawi
50%
 
41:4,278,07813,569
Northern Ireland-41:460,7862,461
Afghanistan
100%
41:8,155,87935,337
Bangladesh-41:39,865,34224,379
Italy
 
78%
31:20,354,03045,650
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Zimbabwe
100%
21:7,711,90884,647
Indonesia
100%
21:128,981,8341,206,875
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Solomon Islands-21:290,4786,813
Singapore
100%
21:3,143,52727,876
Costa Rica
100%
21:2,383,97418,662
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Barbados-11:289,7893,893
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Germany
 
72%
11:96,677,87695,912
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
Poland
 
84%
11:38,027,1129,241
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Peru
100%
11:31,791,454110,866
Ethiopia-11:97,560,13329,608

Willow (2,260) may also be a surname.

Willow Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Willow or Willo is a botanical name, the common name of several species of tree in the Silex genus.

- ashbei

Willow Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willouw9213/
Williow928/
Willowe926/
Willowa926/
Willoow922/
Wisllow922/
Whillow921/
Wilhlow921/
Willowt921/
Wilow9121/
Wellow8317/
Wyllow8315/
Willov831/
Wailow831/
Wiliow831/
Villow831/
Williaw7732/
Willyaw771/
Huillow771/
Willawe771/
Whellow771/
Wyllowe771/
Wilov733/
Wylow731/
Wilof731/
Williawe711/
Billob6710/
Welowe673/
Blliow673/
Vellow673/
Wiloff671/
Willuv671/
Wuilliaws671/
Waylow671/
Weelow671/
Wilhaw671/

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