Willard

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Willard is a given name of Germanic origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 78,491 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 77,607 as boys and 884 as girls. Willard gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 1915 and has since declined significantly. It is the #819 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 41
2023 43
2022 41
2021 28
2020 44
2019 46
2018 50
2017 55
2016 47
2015 44
2014 35
2013 31
2012 47
2011 36
2010 49
2009 40
2008 57
2007 48
2006 55
2005 60
2004 63
2003 59
2002 64
2001 61
2000 60
1999 59
1998 64
1997 66
1996 67
1995 83
1994 72
1993 76
1992 89
1991 81
1990 91
1989 113
1988 99
1987 117
1986 111
1985 105
1984 103
1983 128
1982 130
1981 136
1980 164
1979 171
1978 155
1977 172
1976 177
1975 229
1974 198
1973 220
1972 284
1971 306
1970 350
1969 316
1968 344
1967 400
1966 389
1965 413
1964 438
1963 497
1962 460
1961 513
1960 547
1959 573
1958 586
1957 636
1956 659
1955 723
1954 682
1953 773
1952 805
1951 778
1950 846
1949 935
1948 950
1947 1,032
1946 1,057
1945 963
1944 1,048
1943 1,238
1942 1,201
1941 1,094
1940 1,150
1939 1,111
1938 1,106
1937 1,177
1936 1,168
1935 1,227
1934 1,185
1933 1,301
1932 1,369
1931 1,401
1930 1,558
1929 1,532
1928 1,641
1927 1,765
1926 1,835
1925 1,824
1924 1,860
1923 1,968
1922 2,041
1921 2,106
1920 2,120
1919 2,047
1918 2,354
1917 2,229
1916 2,445
1915 2,924
1914 1,330
1913 946
1912 737
1911 353
1910 275
1909 232
1908 238
1907 207
1906 189
1905 194
1904 188
1903 170
1902 164
1901 136
1900 181
1899 151
1898 142
1897 143
1896 152
1895 113
1894 122
1893 118
1892 121
1891 101
1890 89
1889 100
1888 123
1887 95
1886 80
1885 95
1884 89
1883 92
1882 83
1881 94
1880 88