Wilmer vs Willard

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

Name A

Wilmer

Boy name · Rank #1830

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2989

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Metric Wilmer Willard
Current Rank #1830 #2989
Total Births (all years) 15,883 77,607
Peak Year 1920 1915
Peak Year Births 443 2,889
Peak Decade 1920ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilmer Willard
1880ss 163 939
1890ss 218 1,240
1900ss 365 1,821
1910ss 2,434 15,364
1920ss 3,525 18,440
1930ss 2,073 12,459
1940ss 1,453 10,602
1950ss 912 7,033
1960ss 601 4,289
1970ss 365 2,262
1980ss 407 1,206
1990ss 635 748
2000ss 1,241 567
2010ss 997 440
2020ss 494 197

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wilmer Willard
2014 99 35
2015 103 44
2016 108 47
2017 82 55
2018 96 50
2019 95 46
2020 76 44
2021 106 28
2022 109 41
2023 115 43
2024 88 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, 1880–2024.

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