Pippa vs Willow

Pippa 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.

New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Pippa was ranked #92 and Willow #7 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Pippa was ranked #136 and Willow #21 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Pippa was ranked #75 and Willow #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Pippa was ranked #230 and Willow #29 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Pippa was ranked #127 and Willow #44 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Pippa was ranked #118 and Willow #58 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Pippa and Willow over time

Pippa and Willow appear together in 4 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Willow held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Pippa in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Pippa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Willow in 1. 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Pippa and Willow changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2004 and 2025, ending at #118 and #58.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Pippa #67 in 2022, Willow #24 in 2021.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Pippa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Willow in 27.
Highest recorded here: Pippa #112 in 2018, Willow #9 in 2023.
The order changed in 1998: Willow moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #874 and #983; by 1998 that had become #869 and #597.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Pippa #136, Willow #21.
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025
Pippa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Willow in 18.
Highest recorded here: Pippa #77 in 2018, Willow #29 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Pippa #118, Willow #58.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2007–2024
Pippa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Willow in 15.
Highest recorded here: Pippa #67 in 2022, Willow #24 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Pippa #127, Willow #44.
New Zealand · Girls9 shared years, 2010–2022
Pippa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Willow in 9.
Highest recorded here: Pippa #44 in 2013, Willow #6 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Pippa #92, Willow #7.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Willow

Pairs where Willow shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Willow vs Evelyn
Willow and Evelyn both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Willow · Evelyn · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Willow vs Aurora
Willow and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Willow · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Willow
Charlotte and Willow both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Willow · 23 shared years, 2003–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Freya vs Willow
Freya and Willow both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Freya · Willow · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Pippa, Willow
Field	Pippa	Willow
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	From the name of the willow tree, ultimately from Old English 'welig' — an English nature/word name.
Origin	Not yet recorded	English, a modern nature name from the willow tree
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈwɪl.oʊ/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #75 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #23 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Pippa

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #671 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
Highest recorded2010–2022
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 2013 (recorded 2010–2022).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Willow

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New Zealand, in 2020 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls