Willard is a boy's name of English origin meaning “will and brave, strong.” In 2024 it was given to 41 boys in the United States.
Willard belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “will and brave, strong” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Willard first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #58 in 1915, and in 2024 41 babies received the name — 77,607 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Willard means “will and brave, strong” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Willard is a boy name. In 2024, 41 babies received the name in the US.
Willard comes from the English & American tradition.
Willard first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #58 in 1915, and 41 babies were given the name in 2024.
Willard is pronounced /ˈwɪləɹd/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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