Names / Boy names
Willard
Current rank
#2,760
holding steady
All-time peak
#58
in 1915
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
78,500
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #58 in 1915 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Brave, hardy. It first appears in American naming data in 1880. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Its strongest year was 1915, at #58 nationally. More than 78,500 children have been given the name overall.