Boys' name · since 1918

Villard

21 babies named Villard in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,879 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Villard is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 21 have been recorded since 1918.

Social Security Administration records show Villard recorded 21 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1928.

  • #28,879 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 21 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Villard ranks #28,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#28,879 of 45,481
all-time among boys
21
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Villard's 21 recorded births place it above 36.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Villard's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Villard's full recorded timeline at 1926, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Villard popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1928

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 1918192519261928 5

Villard by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 76% of the file).

1920s was Villard's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.

Villard births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (76% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Villard? ▼
Villard has been given to 21 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,879 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1928. 6 babies were born in 1925, its single highest year.
Where does Villard sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Villard ranks #28,879 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Villard most popular? ▼
Villard was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Villard been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Villard since 1918 -- 11 years through the most recent 1928 data.
What names are similar to Villard? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Viliami, Vilas, Villa, Ville, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Villard

Nearby Names Like Villard

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Villard

Viliami Boy
#5289 561 births
Vilas Boy
493 births
Villa Boy
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Ville Boy
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Viliamu Boy
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Vassar
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Villard: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Villard draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.