Given name
Wilard
“a resolute and brave man”
Wilard is a variant of Willard. One German interpretation is “a resolute and brave man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilard is a variant of Willard. One German interpretation is “a resolute and brave man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wilard is a variant of Willard. An origin associated with Willard is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Wilard is a variant of Willard. The history of Willard gives this family its wider story. Willard’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Wilard through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13
- 13 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1925
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1969. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 1925.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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