Willey vs Willard

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

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Willey

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Willard

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Metric Willey Willard
Current Rank Unranked #2958
Total Births (all years) 282 77,658
Peak Year 1924 1915
Peak Year Births 14 2,889
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Willey Willard
1880s - 939
1890s - 1,240
1900s - 1,821
1910s 41 15,364
1920s 82 18,440
1930s 76 12,460
1940s 32 10,603
1950s 28 7,032
1960s 12 4,289
1970s - 2,262
1980s 11 1,206
1990s - 748
2000s - 568
2010s - 440
2020s - 246

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Willey Willard
2014 - 35
2015 - 44
2016 - 47
2017 - 55
2018 - 50
2019 - 46
2020 - 44
2021 - 29
2022 - 41
2023 - 43
2024 - 42
2025 - 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, 1914–1989.

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