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Meaning of the nameWilli

Willi is a spelling of the name Willy, which means “diminutive of William (Wilhelm), from Germanic elements meaning “will” and “helmet, protection””.

Meaning

“diminutive of William (Wilhelm), from Germanic elements meaning “will” and “helmet, protection””

Meaning of the name Willy, of which Willi is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Willy · Behind the Name: William

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People (2022)
1,167
Rank in Brazil
#7,455
Median age
29 years
2010 Census
1,421
people

Willi in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Willi, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (308 people).

58 women 1,109 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Willi is most common

States with the highest share of people named Willi in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
  2. Paraná 0.001%
  3. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo2550.001%
Rio Grande do Sul1150.001%
Paraná1040.001%
Santa Catarina940.001%
Minas Gerais780.000%
Bahia640.001%
Pará570.001%
Rio de Janeiro480.000%
Mato Grosso360.001%
Pernambuco350.000%
Goiás250.000%
Amazonas250.001%
Paraíba240.001%
Alagoas240.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul230.001%
Maranhão200.000%
Espírito Santo200.001%
Sergipe200.001%
Ceará180.000%
Distrito Federal180.001%
Acre160.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Willi

Ends in I, the form that Wiktionary records in German as a variant of Willy. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

About the name Willy

Wiktionary records Willy as a diminutive of William in English and of Wilhelm in German, and Behind the Name describes it as a diminutive of William, Wilhelm or Willem. William comes from the Germanic Willehelm, from willo (“will, desire”) and helm (“helmet, protection”). Willi is the variant that Wiktionary gives as a German form of Willy, also a diminutive of Wilhelm. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 3,794 people named Willy, with a median age of 27.

Other spellings of Willy

SpellingPeople (2022)
Willy3,794
Willi1,167

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Willy · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Willy · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Behind the Name: William · behindthename.com · meaning
  4. Wiktionary: Willi · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  5. Behind the Name: Willi · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Willi

What does the name Willi mean?

Willi means “diminutive of William (Wilhelm), from Germanic elements meaning “will” and “helmet, protection””, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Willy, of which Willi is a spelling.

How many people are named Willi in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,167 people with the first name Willi, which ranks it number 7,455 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Willi a boy's or a girl's name?

Willi is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 58 women and 1,109 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Willi?

Willi is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Willi most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.001% of the state's population is named Willi (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Willi?

Willy. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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