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 #2958
Total Births (all years) 10,324 77,658
Peak Year 1926 1915
Peak Year Births 317 2,889
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilburn Willard
1880s 139 939
1890s 133 1,240
1900s 224 1,821
1910s 1,618 15,364
1920s 2,761 18,440
1930s 2,121 12,460
1940s 1,434 10,603
1950s 816 7,032
1960s 546 4,289
1970s 300 2,262
1980s 140 1,206
1990s 69 748
2000s 18 568
2010s - 440
2020s 5 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilburn Willard
2014 - 35
2015 - 44
2016 - 47
2017 - 55
2018 - 50
2019 - 46
2020 - 44
2021 - 29
2022 5 41
2023 - 43
2024 - 42
2025 - 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, 1880–2022.

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