Will vs Willard

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

Name A

Will

Boy name · Rank #1277

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2989

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Metric Will Willard
Current Rank #1277 #2989
Total Births (all years) 45,781 77,607
Peak Year 1888 1915
Peak Year Births 707 2,889
Peak Decade 1880ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Will Willard
1880ss 6,196 939
1890ss 5,210 1,240
1900ss 3,246 1,821
1910ss 3,162 15,364
1920ss 3,423 18,440
1930ss 2,402 12,459
1940ss 2,162 10,602
1950ss 1,998 7,033
1960ss 2,101 4,289
1970ss 2,232 2,262
1980ss 2,349 1,206
1990ss 2,927 748
2000ss 4,446 567
2010ss 2,978 440
2020ss 949 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Will Willard
2014 313 35
2015 270 44
2016 277 47
2017 239 55
2018 242 50
2019 217 46
2020 234 44
2021 199 28
2022 178 41
2023 185 43
2024 153 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, 1880–2024.

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