Willian
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WIL-yun
- Origin
- Germanic
- US rank, 2025
- #4,856 for boys
Willian is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “will + helmet, protection”. In 2025 it ranked 4,856th for boys in the US (20 babies).
What does Willian mean?
Germanic: Portuguese spelling of William, used especially in Brazil
“will + helmet, protection”
A spelling of William that is especially common in Brazil.
Is Willian a girl's or a boy's name?
Willian is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 20 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Willian in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,856among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 85,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 20 boys in the US were named Willian, making it the 4,856th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 1929, with 84 boys.
Half of all the boys named Willian in the US since 1880 were born between 1930 and 1976, the years shaded on the chart below.
Willian in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #4,856 |
| 2024 | 16 | #5,655 |
| 2023 | 20 | #4,882 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 17 | #5,333 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 18 | #5,149 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 16 | #5,522 |
| 2016 | 22 | #4,469 |
| 2015 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 23 | #4,178 |
| 2012 | 23 | #4,248 |
| 2011 | 38 | #2,999 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3,549 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 22 | #4,373 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,684 |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,237 |
| 2004 | 20 | #4,259 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3,523 |
| 2002 | 21 | #3,904 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 14 | #5,034 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 18 | #3,845 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,094 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,179 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,440 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 18 | #3,319 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,803 |
| 1988 | 22 | #2,594 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 24 | #2,288 |
| 1985 | 27 | #2,070 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,231 |
| 1983 | 26 | #2,016 |
| 1982 | 17 | #2,708 |
| 1981 | 27 | #1,995 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 20 | #2,378 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 24 | #2,008 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,708 |
| 1975 | 20 | #2,204 |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,832 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,870 |
| 1972 | 22 | #1,928 |
| 1971 | 30 | #1,596 |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,313 |
| 1969 | 47 | #1,136 |
| 1968 | 42 | #1,165 |
| 1967 | 37 | #1,230 |
| 1966 | 36 | #1,258 |
| 1965 | 27 | #1,482 |
| 1964 | 50 | #1,070 |
| 1963 | 48 | #1,099 |
| 1962 | 53 | #1,045 |
| 1961 | 38 | #1,278 |
| 1960 | 38 | #1,272 |
| 1959 | 37 | #1,279 |
| 1958 | 40 | #1,221 |
| 1957 | 44 | #1,164 |
| 1956 | 54 | #1,018 |
| 1955 | 41 | #1,166 |
| 1954 | 38 | #1,212 |
| 1953 | 37 | #1,230 |
| 1952 | 43 | #1,110 |
| 1951 | 38 | #1,170 |
| 1950 | 43 | #1,073 |
| 1949 | 31 | #1,296 |
| 1948 | 50 | #988 |
| 1947 | 41 | #1,135 |
| 1946 | 48 | #967 |
| 1945 | 68 | #743 |
| 1944 | 58 | #824 |
| 1943 | 74 | #751 |
| 1942 | 59 | #851 |
| 1941 | 66 | #762 |
| 1940 | 60 | #802 |
| 1939 | 61 | #776 |
| 1938 | 50 | #883 |
| 1937 | 44 | #942 |
| 1936 | 50 | #861 |
| 1935 | 53 | #858 |
| 1934 | 56 | #836 |
| 1933 | 47 | #905 |
| 1932 | 48 | #937 |
| 1931 | 77 | #684 |
| 1930 | 74 | #738 |
| 1929 | 84 | #668 |
| 1928 | 62 | #835 |
| 1927 | 64 | #840 |
| 1926 | 79 | #716 |
| 1925 | 60 | #858 |
| 1924 | 58 | #916 |
| 1923 | 51 | #961 |
| 1922 | 51 | #991 |
| 1921 | 44 | #1,058 |
| 1920 | 44 | #1,045 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,264 |
| 1918 | 33 | #1,211 |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,437 |
| 1916 | 31 | #1,176 |
| 1915 | 29 | #1,217 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,441 |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,579 |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,745 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,386 |
| 1910 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #998 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,232 |
| 1904 | 5 | #1,204 |
| 1903 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 5 | #1,136 |
| 1901 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,161 |
| 1899 | 6 | #927 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,056 |
| 1896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 6 | #953 |
| 1893 | 7 | #836 |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,065 |
| 1891 | 5 | #962 |
| 1890 | 12 | #566 |
| 1889 | 8 | #722 |
| 1888 | 7 | #815 |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 11 | #578 |
| 1885 | 5 | #935 |
| 1884 | 10 | #613 |
| 1883 | 8 | #677 |
| 1882 | 8 | #691 |
| 1881 | 9 | #595 |
| 1880 | 6 | #809 |
Nicknames for Willian
- Will 13 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Willian
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Walter Warren Henry Lewis Frederick Charlie Charles Robert Archie Marshall Wilson Leon
Names related to Willian
More Germanic names
Amelia Liam Charlotte William Emma Freddie Ella Harry Millie Albie Matilda Louie Miles Alice Myles Lottie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Willian: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/willian, updated 20 October 2026.