Recorded 1918–1928 Boys' name Peak 1925 21 births

Villard — boys' name

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.

1910s51920s16
1920s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Villard was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Villard in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Villard

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Villard between 1918 and 1928, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Villard currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Villard performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Villard shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Villard in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 21 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Villard at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

21

Since 1918

11 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1918

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 1928

Villard popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
4.555.566.5 1928192619251918 5

Villard by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
16 births that decade — 76% of Villard's all-time total
1910s51920s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Villard?
21 babies have been named Villard since 1918. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
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?
Villard has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 11 years of data through 1928.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1928 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.