Willow (given name)
Willow is a given name used in reference to the willow. It has grown in popularity in English speaking countries along with other names inspired by the natural world. 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. It was among the top 10 most popular names for girls born in Wales in 2020. It was also among the top 10 names for girls born in New Zealand in 2020.
Notable people with the name include:
- Willow Bay, American model and journalist
- Willow Dawson, Canadian cartoonist and illustrator
- Willow Geer, American actress
- Willow Hand, American fashion model
- Willow Johnson, Canadian voice actress
- Willow Koerber, American professional cross-country mountain biker
- Willow Macky, New Zealand songwriter
- Willow Palin, daughter of American vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin
- Willow Pill, American drag performer
- Willow Sage Hart American singer
- Willow Shields, American actress
- Willow Smith, American singer, actress, and dancer
- Willow Rosenberg, fictional character in the fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Willow Harris, fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away
- 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''