Is Willard a boy or girl name?
Willard is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 41 boys were named Willard, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.1% of the 78,491 US babies named Willard were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #3,034
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Willard since 1880
- 78,491
- Most popular year
- 1915
- 2,924 babies
Boys and girls named Willard, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 939 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,240 | 12 | 1% |
| 1900s | 1,821 | 78 | 4.1% |
| 1910s | 15,364 | 276 | 1.8% |
| 1920s | 18,440 | 252 | 1.3% |
| 1930s | 12,459 | 144 | 1.1% |
| 1940s | 10,602 | 66 | 0.6% |
| 1950s | 7,033 | 28 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 4,289 | 28 | 0.6% |
| 1970s | 2,262 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 1,206 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 748 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 567 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 440 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 197 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41 | #3,034 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 43 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 41 | #3,050 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 28 | #3,904 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 44 | #2,803 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 46 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 50 | #2,577 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 55 | #2,385 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 47 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 44 | #2,761 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 35 | #3,227 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 31 | #3,493 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 47 | #2,628 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,163 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 49 | #2,552 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 40 | #2,987 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 57 | #2,324 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 48 | #2,599 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 55 | #2,309 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 60 | #2,080 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 63 | #1,952 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 59 | #1,985 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,815 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 61 | #1,840 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 60 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 59 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 64 | #1,640 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 66 | #1,569 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 67 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,299 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 72 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 76 | #1,312 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 89 | #1,186 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 81 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 91 | #1,134 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 113 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 99 | #980 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 117 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 111 | #865 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 105 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 103 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 128 | #771 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 130 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 136 | #749 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 164 | #679 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 171 | #656 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 155 | #672 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 172 | #647 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 177 | #616 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 229 | #531 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 198 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 220 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 284 | #466 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 306 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 350 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 311 | #445 | 5 | #8,684 |
| 1968 | 339 | #417 | 5 | #8,180 |
| 1967 | 394 | #380 | 6 | #6,788 |
| 1966 | 389 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 413 | #381 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 438 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 497 | #351 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 460 | #377 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 506 | #354 | 7 | #5,841 |
| 1960 | 542 | #333 | 5 | #7,304 |
| 1959 | 573 | #325 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 586 | #314 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 636 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 654 | #287 | 5 | #6,879 |
| 1955 | 723 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 676 | #270 | 6 | #5,740 |
| 1953 | 767 | #247 | 6 | #5,660 |
| 1952 | 799 | #236 | 6 | #5,550 |
| 1951 | 778 | #243 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 841 | #219 | 5 | #6,095 |
| 1949 | 927 | #209 | 8 | #4,227 |
| 1948 | 950 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 1,025 | #198 | 7 | #4,756 |
| 1946 | 1,057 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 957 | #172 | 6 | #4,546 |
| 1944 | 1,039 | #166 | 9 | #3,374 |
| 1943 | 1,231 | #159 | 7 | #4,189 |
| 1942 | 1,191 | #159 | 10 | #3,189 |
| 1941 | 1,085 | #159 | 9 | #3,246 |
| 1940 | 1,140 | #151 | 10 | #2,957 |
| 1939 | 1,103 | #147 | 8 | #3,421 |
| 1938 | 1,095 | #148 | 11 | #2,724 |
| 1937 | 1,163 | #135 | 14 | #2,314 |
| 1936 | 1,157 | #136 | 11 | #2,687 |
| 1935 | 1,214 | #132 | 13 | #2,436 |
| 1934 | 1,174 | #136 | 11 | #2,737 |
| 1933 | 1,283 | #130 | 18 | #1,905 |
| 1932 | 1,357 | #125 | 12 | #2,643 |
| 1931 | 1,376 | #124 | 25 | #1,546 |
| 1930 | 1,537 | #117 | 21 | #1,812 |
| 1929 | 1,511 | #114 | 21 | #1,818 |
| 1928 | 1,628 | #113 | 13 | #2,619 |
| 1927 | 1,734 | #106 | 31 | #1,485 |
| 1926 | 1,810 | #100 | 25 | #1,719 |
| 1925 | 1,795 | #97 | 29 | #1,574 |
| 1924 | 1,834 | #97 | 26 | #1,717 |
| 1923 | 1,945 | #92 | 23 | #1,838 |
| 1922 | 2,017 | #91 | 24 | #1,781 |
| 1921 | 2,077 | #89 | 29 | #1,573 |
| 1920 | 2,089 | #88 | 31 | #1,469 |
| 1919 | 2,014 | #87 | 33 | #1,368 |
| 1918 | 2,311 | #83 | 43 | #1,152 |
| 1917 | 2,188 | #80 | 41 | #1,124 |
| 1916 | 2,413 | #69 | 32 | #1,296 |
| 1915 | 2,889 | #58 | 35 | #1,170 |
| 1914 | 1,302 | #92 | 28 | #1,173 |
| 1913 | 926 | #99 | 20 | #1,306 |
| 1912 | 718 | #105 | 19 | #1,250 |
| 1911 | 338 | #114 | 15 | #1,240 |
| 1910 | 265 | #121 | 10 | #1,631 |
| 1909 | 219 | #125 | 13 | #1,216 |
| 1908 | 229 | #112 | 9 | #1,544 |
| 1907 | 201 | #118 | 6 | #2,053 |
| 1906 | 178 | #120 | 11 | #1,227 |
| 1905 | 180 | #119 | 14 | #1,055 |
| 1904 | 180 | #116 | 8 | #1,480 |
| 1903 | 162 | #123 | 8 | #1,436 |
| 1902 | 164 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 136 | #122 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 172 | #132 | 9 | #1,426 |
| 1899 | 144 | #116 | 7 | #1,391 |
| 1898 | 137 | #134 | 5 | #1,971 |
| 1897 | 143 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 152 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 113 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 122 | #134 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 118 | #129 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 121 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 101 | #135 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 89 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 100 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 123 | #128 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 95 | #137 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 80 | #174 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 95 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 89 | #156 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 92 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 83 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 94 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 88 | #158 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Willard reached #58 in 1915. As a girl name, it reached #1,055 in 1905. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Willard
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.