Willard
English surname from Germanic Willihard, “resolute and brave.”
1915peak year
No. 58best rank (1915)
78,542babies since 1880
—outside top 1000 in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Willard appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 1913 to 1926. Its biggest year was 1915, when 2,889 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 58 nationally. All told, 78,542 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 939 | No. 127 |
| 1890s | 1,240 | No. 115 |
| 1900s | 1,821 | No. 112 |
| 1910s | 15,364 | No. 58 |
| 1920s | 18,440 | No. 88 |
| 1930s | 12,460 | No. 117 |
| 1940s | 10,603 | No. 151 |
| 1950s | 7,032 | No. 219 |
| 1960s | 4,289 | No. 333 |
| 1970s | 2,262 | No. 434 |
| 1980s | 1,206 | No. 678 |
| 1990s | 748 | No. 1129 |
| 2000s | 568 | No. 1792 |
| 2010s | 440 | No. 2345 |
| 2020s | 246 | No. 2718 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.