Baby name
FADING BOY · ENGLISH
🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Willie
/WIL · ee/
Meaning
“Resolute protection”
Pet form of William, a Germanic name meaning 'resolute protection', from elements for 'will' and 'helmet'.
How it ages.
A friendly, old-fashioned pet name with a warm, down-to-earth feel; it works as a short form of William or on its own.
The cultural moment.
Fading in the United States, where Willie ranked #1322 in 2025 after peaking at #11 in 1910.