Wilfred
Last seen for girls in 1956 at #5,952 · #3,757 for boys in 2025, 29 births
Given to boys 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1917 · 772 births
- Debut · boys
- 21 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 29,417since 1880
Wilfred over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Wilfred has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,757 | 29 | |
| 2024 | — | #4,701 | 21 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,802 | 29 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,303 | 24 | |
| 2021 | — | #3,074 | 39 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,811 | 27 | |
| 2019 | — | #4,114 | 25 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,793 | 28 | |
| 2017 | — | #4,331 | 23 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,358 | 33 | |
| 2015 | — | #4,295 | 23 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,693 | 28 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,497 | 30 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,035 | 18 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,221 | 23 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,453 | 31 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,582 | 21 | |
| 2008 | — | #3,344 | 33 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,379 | 32 | |
| 2006 | — | #3,524 | 29 | |
| 2005 | — | #3,241 | 31 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,643 | 40 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,044 | 31 | |
| 2002 | — | #2,337 | 44 | |
| 2001 | — | #2,429 | 40 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,298 | 42 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,795 | 30 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,700 | 60 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,908 | 48 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,218 | 37 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,988 | 42 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,516 | 62 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,601 | 56 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,417 | 65 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,210 | 84 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,500 | 57 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,162 | 83 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,215 | 70 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,337 | 55 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,161 | 66 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,043 | 78 | |
| 1984 | — | #891 | 96 | |
| 1983 | — | #945 | 87 | |
| 1982 | — | #840 | 111 | |
| 1981 | — | #986 | 84 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,047 | 74 | |
| 1979 | — | #858 | 102 | |
| 1978 | — | #920 | 88 | |
| 1977 | — | #875 | 93 | |
| 1976 | — | #838 | 99 | |
| 1975 | — | #938 | 76 | |
| 1974 | — | #735 | 122 | |
| 1973 | — | #874 | 83 | |
| 1972 | — | #760 | 109 | |
| 1971 | — | #684 | 146 | |
| 1970 | — | #688 | 145 | |
| 1969 | — | #654 | 146 | |
| 1968 | — | #666 | 127 | |
| 1967 | — | #628 | 143 | |
| 1966 | — | #556 | 190 | |
| 1965 | — | #546 | 198 | |
| 1964 | — | #558 | 199 | |
| 1963 | — | #522 | 233 | |
| 1962 | — | #520 | 232 | |
| 1961 | — | #516 | 237 | |
| 1960 | — | #501 | 249 | |
| 1959 | — | #478 | 266 | |
| 1958 | — | #488 | 258 | |
| 1957 | — | #441 | 301 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #462 | 268 |
| 1955 | — | #437 | 283 | |
| 1954 | — | #452 | 255 | |
| 1953 | — | #407 | 294 | |
| 1952 | — | #401 | 297 | |
| 1951 | — | #386 | 306 | |
| 1950 | — | #383 | 305 | |
| 1949 | — | #377 | 316 | |
| 1948 | — | #397 | 292 | |
| 1947 | — | #382 | 322 | |
| 1946 | — | #364 | 321 | |
| 1945 | — | #347 | 293 | |
| 1944 | — | #320 | 350 | |
| 1943 | — | #312 | 395 | |
| 1942 | — | #328 | 341 | |
| 1941 | — | #330 | 308 | |
| 1940 | — | #312 | 325 | |
| 1939 | — | #287 | 369 | |
| 1938 | — | #276 | 404 | |
| 1937 | — | #273 | 397 | |
| 1936 | — | #264 | 420 | |
| 1935 | — | #270 | 409 | |
| 1934 | — | #264 | 423 | |
| 1933 | — | #251 | 432 | |
| 1932 | — | #230 | 521 | |
| 1931 | — | #230 | 514 | |
| 1930 | — | #214 | 601 | |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #209 | 612 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #211 | 636 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #194 | 742 |
| 1926 | #3,046 | 10 | #214 | 641 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #187 | 737 |
| 1924 | — | #193 | 728 | |
| 1923 | — | #179 | 779 | |
| 1922 | #3,655 | 8 | #190 | 720 |
| 1921 | #3,164 | 10 | #189 | 737 |
| 1920 | #3,340 | 9 | #176 | 802 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #184 | 695 |
| 1918 | #4,809 | 5 | #179 | 731 |
| 1917 | — | #164 | 772 | |
| 1916 | — | #165 | 723 | |
| 1915 | #2,526 | 11 | #181 | 626 |
| 1914 | — | #187 | 463 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #180 | 384 |
| 1912 | — | #185 | 317 | |
| 1911 | — | #182 | 168 | |
| 1910 | #2,398 | 5 | #242 | 97 |
| 1909 | — | #226 | 91 | |
| 1908 | — | #208 | 98 | |
| 1907 | — | #207 | 93 | |
| 1906 | — | #227 | 75 | |
| 1905 | — | #221 | 75 | |
| 1904 | — | #206 | 80 | |
| 1903 | — | #228 | 64 | |
| 1902 | — | #226 | 63 | |
| 1901 | — | #253 | 47 | |
| 1900 | — | #219 | 81 | |
| 1899 | — | #231 | 52 | |
| 1898 | — | #197 | 76 | |
| 1897 | — | #258 | 46 | |
| 1896 | — | #211 | 71 | |
| 1895 | — | #276 | 41 | |
| 1894 | — | #261 | 44 | |
| 1893 | — | #246 | 50 | |
| 1892 | — | #266 | 45 | |
| 1891 | — | #251 | 40 | |
| 1890 | — | #252 | 45 | |
| 1889 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1888 | — | #297 | 36 | |
| 1887 | — | #299 | 31 | |
| 1886 | — | #325 | 27 | |
| 1885 | — | #274 | 37 | |
| 1884 | — | #301 | 33 | |
| 1883 | — | #253 | 42 | |
| 1882 | — | #377 | 22 | |
| 1881 | — | #348 | 22 | |
| 1880 | — | #373 | 21 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilfred was already there! It came in at #373, and was given to 21 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2011–2012, when fewer than 24 boys a year got the name.
Where Wilfred is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#42 · 1 in 155
- Rhode Island#70 · 1 in 524
- New Hampshire#72 · 1 in 342
- Maine#80 · 1 in 346
- Vermont#85 · 1 in 408
Best ever in a state: #22 in New Hampshire, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #42 | 18 | 1 in 155 |
| Rhode Island | #70 | 8 | 1 in 524 |
| New Hampshire | #72 | 9 | 1 in 342 |
| Maine | #80 | 18 | 1 in 346 |
| Massachusetts | #85 | 37 | 1 in 754 |
| Vermont | #85 | 6 | 1 in 408 |
| Connecticut | #99 | 11 | 1 in 884 |
| Louisiana | #138 | 27 | 1 in 724 |
| New Mexico | #144 | 9 | 1 in 572 |
| Michigan | #152 | 29 | 1 in 1,374 |
| Minnesota | #164 | 16 | 1 in 1,300 |
| Washington | #169 | 8 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Illinois | #200 | 25 | 1 in 2,094 |
| New York | #206 | 35 | 1 in 2,400 |
| Iowa | #217 | 10 | 1 in 1,942 |
| New Jersey | #224 | 7 | 1 in 3,437 |
| Pennsylvania | #228 | 21 | 1 in 3,410 |
| Nebraska | #230 | 5 | 1 in 2,068 |
| Wisconsin | #234 | 8 | 1 in 2,953 |
| Missouri | #256 | 9 | 1 in 2,911 |
| Indiana | #311 | 5 | 1 in 4,787 |
| Ohio | #351 | 7 | 1 in 6,799 |
| California | #352 | 9 | 1 in 4,235 |
| Alabama | #365 | 7 | 1 in 3,834 |
| Oklahoma | #367 | 5 | 1 in 4,242 |
| Mississippi | #382 | 5 | 1 in 3,958 |
| Texas | #437 | 15 | 1 in 3,714 |
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| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 944 spots since 2024 (#4,701 → #3,757)
- 54 spots since 2020 (#3,811 → #3,757)
- 538 spots since 2015 (#4,295 → #3,757)
- Biggest jump: 146 spots in 1982 (#986 → #840)
- Biggest drop: 203 spots in 1975 (#735 → #938)
Rise & fade · boys
37 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1917 at #164 (772 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 22 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 104 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 104 yrs · run 1880–1979
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,199
- Highest: 1 in 1,199 boys born in 1917 were named Wilfred (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 58,899 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 24.3% of all boys named Wilfred (7,134) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 308 | #253 (1883) | #312 |
| 1890s | 510 | #197 (1898) | #245 |
| 1900s | 767 | #206 (1904) | #222 |
| 1910s | 4,976 | #164 (1917) | #185 |
| 1920s | 7,134 | #176 (1920) | #194 |
| 1930s | 4,490 | #214 (1930) | #256 |
| 1940s | 3,263 | #312 (1943) | #347 |
| 1950s | 2,833 | #383 (1950) | #434 |
| 1960s | 1,954 | #501 (1960) | #567 |
| 1970s | 1,063 | #684 (1971) | #817 |
| 1980s | 804 | #840 (1982) | #1,063 |
| 1990s | 541 | #1,210 (1991) | #1,785 |
| 2000s | 343 | #2,298 (2000) | #3,082 |
| 2010s | 262 | #3,358 (2016) | #3,979 |
| 2020s | 169 | #3,074 (2021) | #3,908 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wilfred in 1936
boys
#264
420 births · 1 in 2,470 boys
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,470 of them was named Wilfred, which outranked 93.5% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Wilfred
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.