Willow (given name)

Willow

Woman seated under the willows by Claude Monet
Gender	female
Language(s)	English
Origin
Meaning	English botanical name taken from the name of the tree

Willow is a given name used in reference to the willow.[1] It has grown in popularity in English speaking countries along with other names inspired by the natural world. [2] It first entered the top 1,000 names given to American newborn girls in 2000 and was ranked in 37th position for American baby girls in 2022.[3] It was among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Wales in 2020.[4] It was also among the top 10 names for girls born in New Zealand in 2020.[5]

Notable people with the name include:

• Willow Bay (born 1963), American model and journalist
• Willow Dawson (fl. 1990s–2010s), Canadian cartoonist and illustrator
• Willow Geer (born 1981), American actress
• Willow Hand (born 1998), American fashion model
• Willow Johnson, Canadian voice actress
• Willow Koerber (born 1977), American professional cross-country mountain biker
• Willow Macky (1921–2006), New Zealand songwriter
• Willow Palin, daughter of American vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin
• Willow Pill (born 1995), American drag performer
• Willow Sage Hart (born 2011) American singer
• Willow Shields (born 2000), American actress
• Willow Smith (born 2000), American singer, actress, and dancer

Other uses of the name include:

• Willow Rosenberg, fictional character in the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)
• Willow Harris, fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away (2017–2021)
• Willow, a western crowned pigeon in Angry Birds Stella and The Angry Birds Movie
• Willow Ufgood, title character from the 1988 movie Willow starring Warwick Davis and Val Kilmer and the 2022 Disney Plus TV series with Christian Slater & Erin Kellyman & Kevin Pollack
• Willow Schnee, a character in the animated web series RWBY
• Willow, a character from the mobile game Brawl Stars

References

1. Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Willow". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
2. Gontcharova, Natalie (8 March 2021). "From Atlas To Luna, Here's How The Pandemic Has Changed Baby Names". refinery29.com. Refinery29. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
3. OACT. "Popular Baby Names". www.ssa.gov. Archived from the original on 2018-02-02. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
4. "Baby names in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
5. "Most popular baby names for 2020: Where does your name rank?". Stuff. 2021-01-08. Retrieved 2021-11-22.