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Origin & history of Willoughby1
English roots
Willoughby comes from the English tradition, meaning From A Settlement Near A Willow Grove.
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How popular is Willoughby?
1923
peak year
The name Willoughby reached its peak in 1923, with 15 registrations (ranked #2221). It had only entered records 8 years earlier, in 1915. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #12234) today, averaging about 9 new babies per year. Willoughby has been trending upward in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 309 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
15
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,221)
(ranked #2,221)
9
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
90
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
309
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Willoughby8
Life path number
The Achiever
Ambition, authority and material mastery.
💼Achiever
👑Authoritative
💰Business-minded
🏆Resilient
W5
I9
L3
L3
O6
U3
G7
H8
B2
Y7
Sum: 53 → Life path 8
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Personality of Willoughby💼
Built for success
They don't dream of achievement — they plan for it.
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Commanding presence
They walk in and people notice.
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Strategic mind
Always three moves ahead.
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Unbreakable
Setbacks sharpen them. Resilience is in their DNA.
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