Wilford
Last seen for girls in 1925 at #4,973 · #8,243 for boys in 2025, 9 births
Given to boys >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1911 · 69 births
- Debut · boys
- 18 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 10,442since 1880
Wilford over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Wilford has never cracked the top 300 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 | — | #8,243 | 9 | |
| 2024 | — | #12,349 | 5 | |
| 2023 | — | #7,738 | 10 | |
| 2022 | — | #9,823 | 7 | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | — | #9,554 | 7 | |
| 2019 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | — | #10,760 | 6 | |
| 2017 | — | #7,546 | 10 | |
| 2016 | — | #8,816 | 8 | |
| 2015 | — | #7,491 | 10 | |
| 2014 | — | #7,048 | 11 | |
| 2013 | — | #8,118 | 9 | |
| 2012 | — | #9,709 | 7 | |
| 2011 | — | #7,502 | 10 | |
| 2010 | — | #5,741 | 15 | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | — | #9,019 | 8 | |
| 2007 | — | #12,367 | 5 | |
| 2006 | — | #12,055 | 5 | |
| 2005 | — | #7,640 | 9 | |
| 2004 | — | #8,143 | 8 | |
| 2003 | — | #10,894 | 5 | |
| 2002 | — | #10,667 | 5 | |
| 2001 | — | #5,390 | 13 | |
| 2000 | — | #5,040 | 14 | |
| 1999 | — | #4,162 | 17 | |
| 1998 | — | #6,843 | 8 | |
| 1997 | — | #5,642 | 10 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,982 | 9 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,280 | 14 | |
| 1994 | — | #6,968 | 7 | |
| 1993 | — | #4,020 | 15 | |
| 1992 | — | #4,114 | 14 | |
| 1991 | — | #3,325 | 18 | |
| 1990 | — | #3,779 | 15 | |
| 1989 | — | #2,545 | 25 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,765 | 20 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,838 | 18 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,429 | 22 | |
| 1985 | — | #3,805 | 11 | |
| 1984 | — | #2,036 | 26 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,140 | 24 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,622 | 37 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,418 | 20 | |
| 1980 | — | #2,110 | 25 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,670 | 34 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,688 | 32 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,515 | 37 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,469 | 37 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,322 | 43 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,269 | 44 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,736 | 26 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,177 | 48 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,400 | 37 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,142 | 52 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,086 | 51 | |
| 1968 | — | #910 | 63 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,117 | 44 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,027 | 50 | |
| 1965 | — | #967 | 58 | |
| 1964 | — | #958 | 63 | |
| 1963 | — | #936 | 64 | |
| 1962 | — | #930 | 66 | |
| 1961 | — | #915 | 69 | |
| 1960 | — | #905 | 70 | |
| 1959 | — | #843 | 80 | |
| 1958 | — | #761 | 95 | |
| 1957 | — | #775 | 94 | |
| 1956 | — | #736 | 100 | |
| 1955 | — | #680 | 116 | |
| 1954 | — | #692 | 109 | |
| 1953 | — | #661 | 115 | |
| 1952 | — | #653 | 112 | |
| 1951 | — | #614 | 132 | |
| 1950 | — | #637 | 118 | |
| 1949 | — | #590 | 132 | |
| 1948 | — | #592 | 128 | |
| 1947 | — | #598 | 129 | |
| 1946 | — | #573 | 125 | |
| 1945 | — | #527 | 128 | |
| 1944 | — | #504 | 144 | |
| 1943 | — | #521 | 144 | |
| 1942 | — | #498 | 151 | |
| 1941 | — | #532 | 122 | |
| 1940 | — | #482 | 143 | |
| 1939 | — | #472 | 145 | |
| 1938 | — | #474 | 150 | |
| 1937 | — | #440 | 164 | |
| 1936 | — | #447 | 158 | |
| 1935 | — | #458 | 153 | |
| 1934 | — | #397 | 193 | |
| 1933 | — | #477 | 139 | |
| 1932 | — | #429 | 169 | |
| 1931 | — | #390 | 208 | |
| 1930 | — | #400 | 210 | |
| 1929 | — | #395 | 215 | |
| 1928 | — | #370 | 249 | |
| 1927 | — | #391 | 232 | |
| 1926 | — | #348 | 276 | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #375 | 252 |
| 1924 | — | #377 | 257 | |
| 1923 | — | #399 | 223 | |
| 1922 | — | #366 | 268 | |
| 1921 | — | #367 | 271 | |
| 1920 | — | #377 | 249 | |
| 1919 | — | #376 | 238 | |
| 1918 | — | #353 | 271 | |
| 1917 | — | #365 | 232 | |
| 1916 | — | #361 | 225 | |
| 1915 | — | #343 | 240 | |
| 1914 | — | #363 | 169 | |
| 1913 | — | #380 | 123 | |
| 1912 | — | #401 | 92 | |
| 1911 | — | #328 | 69 | |
| 1910 | — | #440 | 39 | |
| 1909 | — | #453 | 31 | |
| 1908 | — | #374 | 38 | |
| 1907 | — | #405 | 31 | |
| 1906 | — | #400 | 29 | |
| 1905 | — | #430 | 25 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #521 | 17 | |
| 1901 | — | #506 | 15 | |
| 1900 | — | #469 | 24 | |
| 1899 | — | #613 | 11 | |
| 1898 | — | #543 | 15 | |
| 1897 | — | #404 | 22 | |
| 1896 | — | #481 | 18 | |
| 1895 | — | #476 | 18 | |
| 1894 | — | #336 | 28 | |
| 1893 | — | #330 | 28 | |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #386 | 20 | |
| 1890 | — | #458 | 16 | |
| 1889 | — | #581 | 11 | |
| 1888 | — | #464 | 17 | |
| 1887 | — | #488 | 13 | |
| 1886 | — | #540 | 12 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #468 | 16 | |
| 1883 | — | #381 | 20 | |
| 1882 | — | #355 | 25 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #403 | 18 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilford was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 18 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2009, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Wilford is popular in 1916
- 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
- Utah#95 · 1 in 360
- Idaho#116 · 1 in 462
- Missouri#171 · 1 in 1,230
- Florida#203 · 1 in 1,252
- Michigan#234 · 1 in 2,121
Best ever in a state: #17 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #95 | 11 | 1 in 360 |
| Idaho | #116 | 7 | 1 in 462 |
| Missouri | #171 | 20 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Florida | #203 | 6 | 1 in 1,252 |
| Michigan | #234 | 13 | 1 in 2,121 |
| Indiana | #242 | 8 | 1 in 2,544 |
| West Virginia | #245 | 6 | 1 in 1,864 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 5 | 1 in 2,080 |
| Louisiana | #311 | 7 | 1 in 2,118 |
| Virginia | #317 | 6 | 1 in 3,075 |
| Pennsylvania | #318 | 14 | 1 in 5,241 |
| South Carolina | #318 | 6 | 1 in 2,794 |
| Kentucky | #325 | 7 | 1 in 2,816 |
| Alabama | #344 | 7 | 1 in 3,024 |
| Minnesota | #346 | 5 | 1 in 3,761 |
| Texas | #353 | 15 | 1 in 2,551 |
| Oklahoma | #360 | 5 | 1 in 3,111 |
| Arkansas | #363 | 5 | 1 in 2,740 |
| Ohio | #375 | 7 | 1 in 5,801 |
| Tennessee | #379 | 5 | 1 in 3,739 |
| Illinois | #384 | 8 | 1 in 6,212 |
| North Carolina | #475 | 5 | 1 in 5,028 |
| New York | #498 | 7 | 1 in 11,468 |
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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
- 4,106 spots since 2024 (#12,349 → #8,243)
- 1,311 spots since 2020 (#9,554 → #8,243)
- 752 spots since 2015 (#7,491 → #8,243)
- Biggest jump: 207 spots in 1968 (#1,117 → #910)
- Biggest drop: 176 spots in 1969 (#910 → #1,086)
Rise & fade · boys
31 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #328 (69 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 62 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 87 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1965
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,275
- Highest: 1 in 3,275 boys born in 1911 were named Wilford (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 189,786 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 23.9% of all boys named Wilford (2,492) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 170 | #355 (1882) | #447 |
| 1890s | 191 | #330 (1893) | #455 |
| 1900s | 246 | #374 (1908) | #458 |
| 1910s | 1,698 | #328 (1911) | #371 |
| 1920s | 2,492 | #348 (1926) | #377 |
| 1930s | 1,689 | #390 (1931) | #438 |
| 1940s | 1,346 | #482 (1940) | #542 |
| 1950s | 1,071 | #614 (1951) | #705 |
| 1960s | 598 | #905 (1960) | #975 |
| 1970s | 390 | #1,142 (1970) | #1,439 |
| 1980s | 228 | #1,622 (1982) | #2,471 |
| 1990s | 127 | #3,325 (1991) | #4,912 |
| 2000s | 72 | #5,040 (2000) | #9,024 |
| 2010s | 86 | #5,741 (2010) | #8,081 |
| 2020s | 38 | #7,738 (2023) | #9,541 |
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.
Wilford in 1916
boys
#361
225 births · 1 in 3,956 boys
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 3,956 of them was named Wilford, which outranked 92.0% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).