Willard Boy
How popular is Willard?
#2,718 boy name in 2025
47 baby boys were named Willard in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
20,948living people named Willard (est.)
70median age of people named Willard
78,542babies named Willard since 1880
1 in 70,539US babies born in 2025
Willard popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,718 for boys (▲ 239 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 47 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+7% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,721 in 2015, #2,758 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1915 (2,889 boys) |
| Highest rank | #58 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Willard is most popular
Babies named Willard per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Willard by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 939 | #127 |
| 1890s | 1,240 | #115 |
| 1900s | 1,821 | #112 |
| 1910s | 15,364 | #58 |
| 1920s | 18,440 | #88 |
| 1930s | 12,460 | #117 |
| 1940s | 10,603 | #151 |
| 1950s | 7,032 | #219 |
| 1960s | 4,289 | #333 |
| 1970s | 2,262 | #434 |
| 1980s | 1,206 | #678 |
| 1990s | 748 | #1,125 |
| 2000s | 568 | #1,789 |
| 2010s | 440 | #2,344 |
| 2020s | 246 | #2,718 |
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Questions
- Is Willard a boy or girl name?
- Willard is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Willard were boys.
- How popular is the name Willard?
- 47 baby boys were named Willard in the US in 2025, making it the 2718th most popular boy name.
- When was Willard most popular?
- Willard peaked in 1915, when 2,889 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #58 in 1915.
- How many people are named Willard?
- 78,542 babies have been named Willard in the US since 1880. We estimate about 20,948 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 70.
- Where is Willard most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Willard was most common in Iowa, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.