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.

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Will

Boy name · Rank #1286

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Will Willard
Current Rank #1286 #2958
Total Births (all years) 45,952 77,658
Peak Year 1888 1915
Peak Year Births 707 2,889
Peak Decade 1880s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Will Willard
1880s 6,196 939
1890s 5,210 1,240
1900s 3,246 1,821
1910s 3,162 15,364
1920s 3,423 18,440
1930s 2,402 12,460
1940s 2,161 10,603
1950s 1,999 7,032
1960s 2,100 4,289
1970s 2,232 2,262
1980s 2,349 1,206
1990s 2,927 748
2000s 4,446 568
2010s 2,978 440
2020s 1,121 246

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 235 44
2021 200 29
2022 178 41
2023 185 43
2024 153 42
2025 170 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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