Willard
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About Willard
The name Willard is currently ranked #974 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #58 in 1915. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in WILLARD, WILLARD, and WILLARD. Willard is occasionally used for girls in 1969.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,227 | 35 | 18.2 |
| 2015 | #2,761 | 44 | 23 |
| 2016 | #2,660 | 47 | 24.8 |
| 2017 | #2,385 | 55 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | #2,577 | 50 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | #2,761 | 46 | 25.6 |
| 2020 | #2,803 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2021 | #3,904 | 28 | 16 |
| 2022 | #3,050 | 41 | 23.5 |
| 2023 | #2,942 | 43 | 25.1 |
| 2024 | #3,034 | 41 | 23.8 |
| 2025 | #2,760 | 47 | 27.5 |
World rankings
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Famous Willards
- Willard Carroll "Will" Smith Jr.
American actor and rapper
- (Willard) Mitt Romney
American politician and businessman
- Willard Richards
American Mormon leader
- (Josiah) Willard Gibbs
American chemist
- Willard Frank Libby
American physical chemist
- Willard Sterling Boyle
Canadian physicist and Nobel Prize winner
- Willard Herman Scott
Jr., American actor
- Willard Van Orman Quine
American philosopher and logician
- Willard Huyck
American screenwriter and director
- John Willard "Bill" Marriott
founder of Marriott International
- Willard Ford (b. 1969)
son of actor Harrison Ford
- Willard Carroll "Trey" Smith III (b. 1992)
son of actor Will Smith
Willard in pop culture
- Willard Stiles
main character in 1971 film "Willard"
- Willard "Will" Wright
character in "Umineko: When They Cry" video game series
- Willard Whyte
character in James Bond movie "Diamonds Are Forever"
- Willard Decker
character in the Star Trek series
- Willard Young
character in movie "Paradise"
- Willard Hewitt
character in movie "Footloose"
