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Baby name
Willard
Boy
Origin of the name
Willard was first an English surname, from words meaning “will” and “hardy.”
Classic name
77,658births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 58rank at its peak, in 1915
Where babies named Willard are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Willard is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Willard is most common in West Virginia (3.1 times), Kentucky (2.8) and North Dakota (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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