Boy
Willard
The name Willard carries the meaning "resolutely brave". It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. The name's best year yet was 1915.
GermanicGermanic "wil" (desire) + "hard" (brave)
EtymologyMeaning "resolutely brave"
Births by decade
1900s
1,899
1910s
15,640
1920s
18,694
1930s
12,602
1940s
10,662
1950s
7,058
1960s
4,317
1970s
2,260
1980s
1,205
1990s
748
2000s
565
2010s
341
Peaked in the 1920s · 75,991 total U.S. births since 1900