—2024 rank
1915peak year
75,865babies named Willard since 1880
▼ 11%5-year trend
Willard popularity over 145 years
🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Willard mean?
From a medieval personal name from Germanic wil 'will, desire' and hard 'brave, hardy'. A solid American staple of the late nineteenth century.
OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic
Names like Willard
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Famous Willards
- Willard Scott, TV personality
Spellings & variants
Wilard
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