Willard
Last seen for girls in 1969 at #7,471 · #2,718 for boys in 2025, 47 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1915 · 2,889 births
- Debut · boys
- 88 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 14 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 77,658since 1880
Willard over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #2,718 | 47 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,958 | 42 | |
| 2023 | — | #2,895 | 43 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,003 | 41 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,740 | 29 | |
| 2020 | — | #2,759 | 44 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,736 | 46 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,546 | 50 | |
| 2017 | — | #2,345 | 55 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,626 | 47 | |
| 2015 | — | #2,722 | 44 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,154 | 35 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,405 | 31 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,594 | 47 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,114 | 36 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,511 | 49 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,946 | 40 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,291 | 57 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,564 | 48 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,248 | 56 | |
| 2005 | — | #2,061 | 60 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,934 | 63 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,962 | 59 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,792 | 64 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,816 | 61 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,799 | 60 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,733 | 59 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,622 | 64 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,550 | 66 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,500 | 67 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,286 | 83 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,373 | 72 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,306 | 76 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,177 | 89 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,236 | 81 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,129 | 91 | |
| 1989 | — | #960 | 113 | |
| 1988 | — | #970 | 99 | |
| 1987 | — | #861 | 117 | |
| 1986 | — | #860 | 111 | |
| 1985 | — | #884 | 105 | |
| 1984 | — | #866 | 103 | |
| 1983 | — | #763 | 128 | |
| 1982 | — | #774 | 130 | |
| 1981 | — | #746 | 136 | |
| 1980 | — | #678 | 164 | |
| 1979 | — | #654 | 171 | |
| 1978 | — | #671 | 155 | |
| 1977 | — | #646 | 172 | |
| 1976 | — | #614 | 177 | |
| 1975 | — | #530 | 229 | |
| 1974 | — | #570 | 198 | |
| 1973 | — | #529 | 220 | |
| 1972 | — | #466 | 284 | |
| 1971 | — | #467 | 306 | |
| 1970 | — | #434 | 350 | |
| 1969 | #7,471 | 5 | #445 | 311 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #417 | 339 |
| 1967 | #6,042 | 6 | #380 | 394 |
| 1966 | — | #387 | 388 | |
| 1965 | — | #381 | 413 | |
| 1964 | — | #378 | 438 | |
| 1963 | — | #351 | 497 | |
| 1962 | — | #376 | 460 | |
| 1961 | #5,309 | 7 | #353 | 506 |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #333 | 543 |
| 1959 | — | #325 | 572 | |
| 1958 | — | #314 | 586 | |
| 1957 | — | #301 | 636 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #287 | 654 |
| 1955 | — | #257 | 723 | |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #270 | 676 |
| 1953 | #5,040 | 6 | #246 | 767 |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #236 | 799 |
| 1951 | — | #243 | 778 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #219 | 841 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #209 | 927 |
| 1948 | — | #204 | 950 | |
| 1947 | #4,345 | 7 | #198 | 1,025 |
| 1946 | — | #177 | 1,057 | |
| 1945 | #4,025 | 6 | #172 | 957 |
| 1944 | #3,139 | 9 | #166 | 1,040 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #159 | 1,231 |
| 1942 | #2,986 | 10 | #159 | 1,191 |
| 1941 | #3,030 | 9 | #159 | 1,085 |
| 1940 | #2,737 | 10 | #151 | 1,140 |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #147 | 1,103 |
| 1938 | #2,579 | 11 | #148 | 1,095 |
| 1937 | #2,196 | 14 | #135 | 1,163 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #136 | 1,157 |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | #132 | 1,214 |
| 1934 | #2,567 | 11 | #136 | 1,175 |
| 1933 | #1,835 | 18 | #130 | 1,283 |
| 1932 | #2,490 | 12 | #125 | 1,357 |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | #124 | 1,376 |
| 1930 | #1,748 | 21 | #117 | 1,537 |
| 1929 | #1,766 | 21 | #114 | 1,511 |
| 1928 | #2,497 | 13 | #112 | 1,628 |
| 1927 | #1,456 | 31 | #106 | 1,734 |
| 1926 | #1,667 | 25 | #100 | 1,810 |
| 1925 | #1,535 | 29 | #97 | 1,795 |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | #97 | 1,834 |
| 1923 | #1,782 | 23 | #92 | 1,945 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #91 | 2,017 |
| 1921 | #1,543 | 29 | #89 | 2,077 |
| 1920 | #1,439 | 31 | #88 | 2,089 |
| 1919 | #1,348 | 33 | #87 | 2,014 |
| 1918 | #1,126 | 43 | #83 | 2,311 |
| 1917 | #1,110 | 41 | #80 | 2,188 |
| 1916 | #1,278 | 32 | #69 | 2,413 |
| 1915 | #1,153 | 35 | #58 | 2,889 |
| 1914 | #1,147 | 28 | #92 | 1,302 |
| 1913 | #1,274 | 20 | #99 | 926 |
| 1912 | #1,218 | 19 | #104 | 718 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 | #113 | 338 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 | #119 | 265 |
| 1909 | #1,152 | 13 | #125 | 219 |
| 1908 | #1,439 | 9 | #112 | 229 |
| 1907 | #1,821 | 6 | #118 | 201 |
| 1906 | #1,154 | 11 | #120 | 178 |
| 1905 | #1,011 | 14 | #119 | 180 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 | #116 | 180 |
| 1903 | #1,318 | 8 | #122 | 162 |
| 1902 | — | #118 | 164 | |
| 1901 | — | #122 | 136 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #132 | 172 |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | #115 | 144 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #134 | 137 |
| 1897 | — | #117 | 143 | |
| 1896 | — | #118 | 152 | |
| 1895 | — | #138 | 113 | |
| 1894 | — | #133 | 122 | |
| 1893 | — | #128 | 118 | |
| 1892 | — | #132 | 121 | |
| 1891 | — | #135 | 101 | |
| 1890 | — | #159 | 89 | |
| 1889 | — | #148 | 100 | |
| 1888 | — | #127 | 123 | |
| 1887 | — | #134 | 95 | |
| 1886 | — | #173 | 80 | |
| 1885 | — | #144 | 95 | |
| 1884 | — | #154 | 89 | |
| 1883 | — | #133 | 92 | |
| 1882 | — | #163 | 83 | |
| 1881 | — | #127 | 94 | |
| 1880 | — | #154 | 88 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Willard was already there! It came in at #154, and was given to 88 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021–2024, when fewer than 44 boys a year got the name.
Where Willard is popular in 1943
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Kentucky#82 · 1 in 411
- Delaware#89 · 1 in 514
- West Virginia#105 · 1 in 576
- Virginia#106 · 1 in 546
- Tennessee#107 · 1 in 648
Best ever in a state: #19 in West Virginia, 1915.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #82 | 72 | 1 in 411 |
| Delaware | #89 | 5 | 1 in 514 |
| West Virginia | #105 | 35 | 1 in 576 |
| Virginia | #106 | 56 | 1 in 546 |
| Tennessee | #107 | 51 | 1 in 648 |
| Michigan | #127 | 61 | 1 in 961 |
| Minnesota | #128 | 32 | 1 in 830 |
| Indiana | #129 | 42 | 1 in 815 |
| Missouri | #136 | 39 | 1 in 889 |
| North Carolina | #136 | 54 | 1 in 806 |
| South Carolina | #136 | 30 | 1 in 815 |
| Illinois | #139 | 73 | 1 in 999 |
| Florida | #140 | 27 | 1 in 808 |
| Maryland | #140 | 19 | 1 in 1,032 |
| Pennsylvania | #140 | 69 | 1 in 1,353 |
| Wisconsin | #140 | 25 | 1 in 1,186 |
| Montana | #141 | 5 | 1 in 920 |
| Maine | #143 | 9 | 1 in 892 |
| New Jersey | #144 | 22 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Ohio | #145 | 58 | 1 in 1,171 |
| Oklahoma | #150 | 25 | 1 in 903 |
| Alabama | #152 | 36 | 1 in 952 |
| Kansas | #152 | 17 | 1 in 949 |
| Louisiana | #153 | 33 | 1 in 822 |
| Nebraska | #155 | 12 | 1 in 942 |
| Washington | #156 | 18 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Massachusetts | #160 | 17 | 1 in 2,409 |
| South Dakota | #165 | 5 | 1 in 1,068 |
| Idaho | #167 | 6 | 1 in 876 |
| Arkansas | #169 | 19 | 1 in 1,108 |
| North Dakota | #170 | 5 | 1 in 1,168 |
| Iowa | #171 | 17 | 1 in 1,312 |
| Georgia | #175 | 31 | 1 in 1,183 |
| Oregon | #175 | 10 | 1 in 1,156 |
| Colorado | #182 | 9 | 1 in 1,231 |
| New York | #195 | 49 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Utah | #197 | 6 | 1 in 1,293 |
| California | #215 | 44 | 1 in 1,860 |
| Mississippi | #241 | 13 | 1 in 1,909 |
| Texas | #253 | 49 | 1 in 1,591 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Willard
- 240 spots since 2024 (#2,958 → #2,718)
- 41 spots since 2020 (#2,759 → #2,718)
- 4 spots since 2015 (#2,722 → #2,718)
- Biggest jump: 40 spots in 1975 (#570 → #530)
- Biggest drop: 169 spots in 1990 (#960 → #1,129)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #58 (2,889 births)
- Births halved by 1931, 16 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 14 yrs · run 1913–1926
- Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1989
- Highest: 1 in 294 boys born in 1915 were named Willard (0.34%)
- Latest: 1 in 36,342 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 23.7% of all boys named Willard (18,440) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 939 | #127 (1888) | #146 |
| 1890s | 1,240 | #115 (1899) | #131 |
| 1900s | 1,821 | #112 (1908) | #120 |
| 1910s | 15,364 | #58 (1915) | #90 |
| 1920s | 18,440 | #88 (1920) | #99 |
| 1930s | 12,460 | #117 (1930) | #133 |
| 1940s | 10,603 | #151 (1940) | #175 |
| 1950s | 7,032 | #219 (1950) | #270 |
| 1960s | 4,289 | #333 (1960) | #380 |
| 1970s | 2,262 | #434 (1970) | #558 |
| 1980s | 1,206 | #678 (1980) | #836 |
| 1990s | 748 | #1,129 (1990) | #1,391 |
| 2000s | 568 | #1,792 (2002) | #2,141 |
| 2010s | 440 | #2,345 (2017) | #2,775 |
| 2020s | 246 | #2,718 (2025) | #3,012 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Willard in 1943
Top girls' names in 1943
Top boys' names in 1943
More about 1943
girls
1,395,293 girls got a published name in 1943; 1 in 199,328 of them was named Willard, which outranked 29.2% of the 5,367 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,493Winfred8
- #3,493Wynonia8
- #3,493Zoila8
- #3,801Willard7
- #3,801Abbey7
- #3,801Adelfa7
- #3,801Adina7
- #4,196Abelina6
- #4,196Adonna6
- #4,196Adrea6
Tied with 394 names at #3,801; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,427,297 boys got a published name in 1943; 1 in 1,159 of them was named Willard, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,040 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.