Godswill
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- GODZ-wil
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Godswill is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “God's will”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Godswill mean?
English: English phrase name
“God's will”
A Christian phrase name typical of Nigeria, expressing that the child came by God's will.
Is Godswill a girl's or a boy's name?
Godswill is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Godswill in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Godswill, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2013, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Godswill than any year since 2018.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Godswill in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
Names like Godswill
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Grayson, Hudson, Oakley, Cooper, Sonny, Carter, Hunter, Frankie, Jaxon, Archer, Luca, Parker
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Mason, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Harrison, River
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Godswill: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/godswill, updated 20 October 2026.