How Many People Are Named Wilard?
An estimated 6 people in the United States have the first name Wilard. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 53 years old, and Wilard peaked in popularity in 1925 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilard as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wilard paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wilard is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
6
About 1 in 57,125,723 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
53
years old
Peak Year
1925
7 births
Total Registered
13
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilard
Wilard is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 13 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wilard as a male name
Ranked #4,397 in 1969
6 male births in 1969
Peak: 1925 (7 births)
Wilard: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilard span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 7 babies were registered. Wilard remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wilard by Decade
How has Wilard tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wilard + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilard as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wilard
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wilard: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilard?
We estimate approximately 6 people named Wilard are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 57,125,723 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilard a common name?
Wilard is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 22.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilard most popular?
Wilard reached peak popularity in 1925, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilard is approximately 53 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilard a male name?
Wilard is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilard Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilard Smith, Wilard Johnson, Wilard Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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