Wilfred vs Willard

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

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Wilfred

Boy name · Rank #4702

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Wilfred Willard
Current Rank #4702 #2958
Total Births (all years) 29,417 77,658
Peak Year 1920 1915
Peak Year Births 802 2,889
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilfred Willard
1880s 308 939
1890s 510 1,240
1900s 767 1,821
1910s 4,976 15,364
1920s 7,134 18,440
1930s 4,490 12,460
1940s 3,263 10,603
1950s 2,833 7,032
1960s 1,954 4,289
1970s 1,063 2,262
1980s 804 1,206
1990s 541 748
2000s 343 568
2010s 262 440
2020s 169 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilfred Willard
2014 28 35
2015 23 44
2016 33 47
2017 23 55
2018 28 50
2019 25 46
2020 27 44
2021 39 29
2022 24 41
2023 29 43
2024 21 42
2025 29 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, 1880–2025.

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