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Willia

Girl

Willia is a girl name that appears in U.S. Social Security records.

Popularity of Willia

Popularity, 1882–1981

5 births in 1981

1882 1981

3,316 U.S. births recorded from 1882–2023.

Peak year

1928

94 babies

First recorded

1882

141 years of history

Similar names

Boy · Germanic

Resolute protector

Boy · Germanic languages

A name, from Walter, from Waltier, from Waltheri (compare, which see for more details), from Waldahari, from Waldaharjaz, Related Compare herald and Harold, in which these elements are reversed

Or a feminine diminutive of William, often in the form

Popularized by the character in 's play, Peter Pan (1904) (though occasionally found earlier; the author explained that he got it from Fwendy-Wendy ("friend"), a nickname given to him by a child

Several places in England, from west + lēah

Brave in war; from Old English 'wigheard'

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.