Willem vs Willard

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

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Willem

Boy name · Rank #2644

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Willem Willard
Current Rank #2644 #2958
Total Births (all years) 2,840 77,658
Peak Year 2003 1915
Peak Year Births 122 2,889
Peak Decade 2000s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1916 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Willem Willard
1880s - 939
1890s - 1,240
1900s - 1,821
1910s 8 15,364
1920s 18 18,440
1930s 5 12,460
1940s 5 10,603
1950s 30 7,032
1960s 71 4,289
1970s 62 2,262
1980s 112 1,206
1990s 443 748
2000s 1,002 568
2010s 743 440
2020s 341 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Willem Willard
2014 87 35
2015 67 44
2016 70 47
2017 56 55
2018 62 50
2019 76 46
2020 60 44
2021 75 29
2022 54 41
2023 51 43
2024 50 42
2025 51 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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