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 #1834

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Name B

Willard

Boy name · Rank #2958

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Metric Wilmer Willard
Current Rank #1834 #2958
Total Births (all years) 15,979 77,658
Peak Year 1920 1915
Peak Year Births 443 2,889
Peak Decade 1920s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wilmer Willard
1880s 163 939
1890s 218 1,240
1900s 365 1,821
1910s 2,434 15,364
1920s 3,525 18,440
1930s 2,073 12,460
1940s 1,454 10,603
1950s 912 7,032
1960s 601 4,289
1970s 365 2,262
1980s 407 1,206
1990s 636 748
2000s 1,241 568
2010s 997 440
2020s 588 246

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 29
2022 109 41
2023 115 43
2024 88 42
2025 94 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, 1880–2025.

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