Wilder vs Willard

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

Name A

Wilder

Boy name · Rank #390

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Wilder Willard
Current Rank #390 #2958
Total Births (all years) 8,197 77,658
Peak Year 2021 1915
Peak Year Births 890 2,889
Peak Decade 2020s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilder Willard
1880s - 939
1890s - 1,240
1900s - 1,821
1910s 47 15,364
1920s 72 18,440
1930s 26 12,460
1940s 15 10,603
1950s 16 7,032
1960s 6 4,289
1970s 5 2,262
1980s 51 1,206
1990s 155 748
2000s 366 568
2010s 2,652 440
2020s 4,786 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilder Willard
2014 134 35
2015 215 44
2016 338 47
2017 477 55
2018 540 50
2019 601 46
2020 695 44
2021 890 29
2022 867 41
2023 755 43
2024 836 42
2025 743 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, 1914–2025.

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