Wilde vs Willard

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

Name A

Wilde

Boy name · Rank #7118

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2989

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Metric Wilde Willard
Current Rank #7118 #2989
Total Births (all years) 142 77,607
Peak Year 2020 1915
Peak Year Births 26 2,889
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2009 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilde 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 5 567
2010ss 46 440
2020ss 91 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilde Willard
2014 — 35
2015 7 44
2016 — 47
2017 9 55
2018 9 50
2019 10 46
2020 26 44
2021 20 28
2022 15 41
2023 18 43
2024 12 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, 2009–2024.

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