Wilkie vs Willard

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

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Wilkie

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2989

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Metric Wilkie Willard
Current Rank Unranked #2989
Total Births (all years) 340 77,607
Peak Year 1940 1915
Peak Year Births 61 2,889
Peak Decade 1940ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilkie Willard
1880ss — 939
1890ss — 1,240
1900ss — 1,821
1910ss 33 15,364
1920ss 50 18,440
1930ss 35 12,459
1940ss 143 10,602
1950ss 39 7,033
1960ss 24 4,289
1970ss 16 2,262
1980ss — 1,206
1990ss — 748
2000ss — 567
2010ss — 440
2020ss — 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilkie Willard
2014 — 35
2015 — 44
2016 — 47
2017 — 55
2018 — 50
2019 — 46
2020 — 44
2021 — 28
2022 — 41
2023 — 43
2024 — 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, 1914–1978.

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