Wilber vs Willard

Side-by-side comparison of Wilber and Willard - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Wilber

Boy name · Rank #4200

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Wilber Willard
Current Rank #4200 #2958
Total Births (all years) 6,891 77,658
Peak Year 1919 1915
Peak Year Births 162 2,889
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilber Willard
1880s 189 939
1890s 155 1,240
1900s 220 1,821
1910s 1,048 15,364
1920s 1,431 18,440
1930s 958 12,460
1940s 575 10,603
1950s 339 7,032
1960s 174 4,289
1970s 145 2,262
1980s 158 1,206
1990s 366 748
2000s 558 568
2010s 385 440
2020s 190 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilber Willard
2014 40 35
2015 40 44
2016 35 47
2017 29 55
2018 42 50
2019 26 46
2020 40 44
2021 27 29
2022 38 41
2023 33 43
2024 25 42
2025 27 47

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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