Over the past 110 years, 69 221 boys and 89 girls have been named Willard. The name Willard ranks 366th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Willard in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Willard came in the 1910s and 1920s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.