Willow

Meaning: The willow tree
Origin: English

Girl's name · #44 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Willow ranked #44 in 2025; about 65,000 girls have been named Willow since 1890.

Actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith chose the name for their daughter, Willow Smith, born in 2000. Singer Pink and Carey Hart chose it for their daughter, Willow Sage Hart, born in 2011.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#13 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #20 in England & Wales (2025) · #23 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #27 in Scotland (2025) · #27 in New Zealand (2025) · #45 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #58 in Ireland (2025) · #70 in N. Ireland (2025) · #588 in France (2025) · #597 in Netherlands (2025) · #610 in Belgium (2025) · #897 in Switzerland (2025) and 3 more.

Famous Willows

Willow Smith — American singer and actress (born 2000)
Willow Shields — American actress
Willow Pill — American drag queen
Willow Nightingale — American professional wrestler
Willow Bay — American television journalist, editor, author, and former model

In stories & tradition

Willow Rosenberg — Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)
Willow Harris — Home and Away (TV series)
Willow — Dreadstar

What Willows become

Among 40 notable people named Willow:

Entertainers appear 4.03× more often than among typical names — e.g. Willow Smith, American singer and actress (born 2000).

Similar names: Leilani · Willa · Meadow · Lyla · Emery · Amara

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