Wilburn vs Willard

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

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Wilburn

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Willard

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Metric Wilburn Willard
Current Rank Unranked #2989
Total Births (all years) 10,324 77,607
Peak Year 1926 1915
Peak Year Births 317 2,889
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilburn Willard
1880ss 139 939
1890ss 133 1,240
1900ss 224 1,821
1910ss 1,618 15,364
1920ss 2,761 18,440
1930ss 2,121 12,459
1940ss 1,434 10,602
1950ss 816 7,033
1960ss 546 4,289
1970ss 300 2,262
1980ss 140 1,206
1990ss 69 748
2000ss 18 567
2010ss — 440
2020ss 5 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilburn Willard
2014 — 35
2015 — 44
2016 — 47
2017 — 55
2018 — 50
2019 — 46
2020 — 44
2021 — 28
2022 5 41
2023 — 43
2024 — 41

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, 1880–2022.

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