Meaning of the nameWillia
- Unisex
- Wil-li-a
Willia is a spelling of the name Wilia.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,091 people named Willia, the 7,780th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 26, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Bahia.
Meaning
The meaning of Willia is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,091
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,780
- Median age
- 26 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,552
- people
Willia in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Willia, 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 (307 people).
128 women 963 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 Willia is most common
States with the highest share of people named Willia in the population, in the 2022 Census.
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 144 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 102 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 96 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 90 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 81 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 78 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 66 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 52 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 44 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 36 | 0.000% |
| Tocantins | 34 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 28 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 24 | 0.000% |
| Paraíba | 24 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 24 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 23 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 18 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 17 | 0.000% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Willia
It doubles the L, as in William, a traditional name that the Morfemário cites for the formative Wil-; it is the least recorded in the group.
About the name Wilia
The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records the formative Wil-/Wili- as a probable splinter of traditional given names from English, in which an element of Gothic wilja, 'will', appears; names like Wiliane (Wili- + -ane) and Wiliene follow this pattern. This formative is the point of comparison, but the origin of the spellings Wilia and Willia is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,108 people named Wilia and 1,091 named Willia, with a median age of 26 in both spellings. They are almost always male names, with the largest group born in the 1990s. The initial W can be read as V or as U, and the dictionary points to the spellings Vil- and Uil- for this formative.
Other spellings of Wilia
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Wilia | 1,108 |
| Willia | 1,091 |
Sources
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Wiliane · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Willia
What does the name Willia mean?
The meaning of Willia is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Willia in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,091 people with the first name Willia, which ranks it number 7,780 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Willia a boy's or a girl's name?
Willia is used by both men and women: in the 2022 Census, 128 women and 963 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Willia most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Willia (102 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Willia?
Wilia. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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