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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Williard

Williard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 693rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (61). More babies were named Williard in the 1910s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191561 babies
Total since 1880
1,086babies recorded

Williard popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1918.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#3,8298
1960#3,0759
1950——
1940#2,6679
1930#1,96016
1920#1,34730
1910#1,3108
1900#1,3046
1890——
1880——

How popular is Williard, counting every spelling?

Williard has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Williard?

About 200 people born in the US named Williard are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 58 and 78. That makes Williard a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Williard by state

How common Williard was among boys born in each state in 1913–1917, around its peak. In 46 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOH0.06Pennsylvania: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesPA0.03New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: 0.21 per 1,000 babiesWV0.21Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesTN0.13North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Williard, boys, 1913–1917. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Williard: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Williard, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Williard

How popular is the name Williard?

Williard was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1903, when it ranked 693rd; the most babies were born in 1915 (61). More babies were named Williard in the 1910s than in any other decade.

Is Williard a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 5 girls and 1,081 boys.

Where was Williard most popular?

In 1913–1917, Williard was most common in West Virginia (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Ohio.