Over the past 110 years, 89 girls and 69 221 boys have been named Willard. The name Willard ranks 8941th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Willard in 1914. 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.