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Fallon vs Willow

Fallon and Willowcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Fallon was ranked #952 and Willow #21 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Fallon was ranked #230 and Willow #29 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Fallon was ranked #328 and Willow #45 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Fallon was ranked #483 and Willow #58 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Fallon was ranked #5119 and Willow #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Fallon and Willow over time

Fallon and Willow appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Willow held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fallon in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Fallon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Willow in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Fallon #785 in 2022, Willow #9 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Fallon held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Willow in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Fallon #785 in 2022, Willow #9 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Fallon #952, Willow #21.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 20092025

    Fallon held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Willow in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Fallon #299 in 2021, Willow #29 in 2021.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Fallon #483, Willow #58.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Fallon, Willow
FieldFallonWillow
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom the name of the willow tree, ultimately from Old English 'welig' — an English nature/word name.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish, a modern nature name from the willow tree
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈwɪl.oʊ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #23 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Willow has a recorded origin (English, a modern nature name from the willow tree); Fallon does not have one recorded yet.
  • Fallon and Willow both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Willow; Fallon doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Fallon

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1983

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Willow

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #891 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 2020 (recorded 2010–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls