Wills vs Willard

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

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Wills

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Willard

Boy name · Rank #2989

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Metric Wills Willard
Current Rank Unranked #2989
Total Births (all years) 57 77,607
Peak Year 2021 1915
Peak Year Births 12 2,889
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1921 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wills Willard
1880ss — 939
1890ss — 1,240
1900ss — 1,821
1910ss — 15,364
1920ss 5 18,440
1930ss — 12,459
1940ss — 10,602
1950ss — 7,033
1960ss — 4,289
1970ss — 2,262
1980ss — 1,206
1990ss — 748
2000ss 12 567
2010ss 18 440
2020ss 22 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wills Willard
2014 — 35
2015 6 44
2016 7 47
2017 — 55
2018 5 50
2019 — 46
2020 — 44
2021 12 28
2022 5 41
2023 5 43
2024 — 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, 1921–2023.

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