Willow vs Yanis

Willow and Yaniscompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Willow was ranked #4270 and Yanis #1108 among boys in England and Wales.

Willow and Yanis over time

Willow and Yanis appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Yanis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Willow in 0.

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

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 · Boys within 2 years — Willow #2325 in 2023, Yanis #625 in 2023.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2024
Willow held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Yanis in 14.
Highest recorded here: Willow #2325 in 2023, Yanis #625 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Willow #4270, Yanis #1108.

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 Willow, Yanis
Field	Willow	Yanis
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	male
Meaning	From the name of the willow tree, ultimately from Old English 'welig' — an English nature/word name.	Not yet recorded
Origin	English, a modern nature name from the willow tree	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈwɪl.oʊ/	Not yet recorded
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	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #23 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

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

Yanis

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2025
Highest recorded position: #516 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys