Wilkes vs Willard

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

Name A

Wilkes

Boy name · Rank #4336

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Wilkes Willard
Current Rank #4336 #2958
Total Births (all years) 318 77,658
Peak Year 2018 1915
Peak Year Births 30 2,889
Peak Decade 2010s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilkes Willard
1880s - 939
1890s - 1,240
1900s - 1,821
1910s 12 15,364
1920s 21 18,440
1930s - 12,460
1940s 11 10,603
1950s 5 7,032
1960s - 4,289
1970s 5 2,262
1980s - 1,206
1990s - 748
2000s 23 568
2010s 125 440
2020s 116 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilkes Willard
2014 12 35
2015 8 44
2016 16 47
2017 11 55
2018 30 50
2019 18 46
2020 14 44
2021 21 29
2022 17 41
2023 20 43
2024 24 42
2025 20 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, 1916–2025.

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