Willard vs Wilbur

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

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Wilbur

Boy name · Rank #2959

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Metric Willard Wilbur
Current Rank #2958 #2959
Total Births (all years) 77,658 56,906
Peak Year 1915 1918
Peak Year Births 2,889 1,800
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Willard Wilbur
1880s 939 914
1890s 1,240 1,142
1900s 1,821 1,839
1910s 15,364 12,411
1920s 18,440 15,713
1930s 12,460 9,044
1940s 10,603 5,962
1950s 7,032 4,133
1960s 4,289 2,572
1970s 2,262 1,273
1980s 1,206 782
1990s 748 433
2000s 568 259
2010s 440 251
2020s 246 178

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Willard Wilbur
2014 35 23
2015 44 30
2016 47 25
2017 55 28
2018 50 28
2019 46 37
2020 44 21
2021 29 25
2022 41 30
2023 43 33
2024 42 42
2025 47 27

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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