Wild vs Willard

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

Name A

Wild

Boy name · Rank #10682

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2989

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Metric Wild Willard
Current Rank #10682 #2989
Total Births (all years) 40 77,607
Peak Year 2023 1915
Peak Year Births 9 2,889
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2017 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wild Willard
1880ss — 939
1890ss — 1,240
1900ss — 1,821
1910ss — 15,364
1920ss — 18,440
1930ss — 12,459
1940ss — 10,602
1950ss — 7,033
1960ss — 4,289
1970ss — 2,262
1980ss — 1,206
1990ss — 748
2000ss — 567
2010ss 6 440
2020ss 34 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wild Willard
2014 — 35
2015 — 44
2016 — 47
2017 6 55
2018 — 50
2019 — 46
2020 7 44
2021 5 28
2022 6 41
2023 9 43
2024 7 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, 2017–2024.

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