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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Wilford has never cracked the top 300 here.
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 | |
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 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Utah#98 · 1 in 390
- Missouri#197 · 1 in 1,561
- Iowa#222 · 1 in 2,052
- Florida#234 · 1 in 1,650
- West Virginia#238 · 1 in 1,762
Best ever in a state: #17 in Utah, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #98 | 13 | 1 in 390 |
| Missouri | #197 | 19 | 1 in 1,561 |
| Iowa | #222 | 10 | 1 in 2,052 |
| Florida | #234 | 8 | 1 in 1,650 |
| West Virginia | #238 | 10 | 1 in 1,762 |
| Kentucky | #248 | 13 | 1 in 1,993 |
| Tennessee | #258 | 10 | 1 in 2,432 |
| Indiana | #268 | 8 | 1 in 3,218 |
| Ohio | #269 | 15 | 1 in 3,538 |
| Oklahoma | #277 | 10 | 1 in 2,294 |
| Kansas | #295 | 5 | 1 in 3,160 |
| Michigan | #297 | 10 | 1 in 3,941 |
| Virginia | #297 | 8 | 1 in 2,913 |
| Wisconsin | #326 | 5 | 1 in 4,755 |
| Illinois | #365 | 10 | 1 in 5,906 |
| Texas | #374 | 20 | 1 in 2,765 |
| Louisiana | #375 | 6 | 1 in 3,226 |
| Alabama | #413 | 6 | 1 in 4,432 |
| Georgia | #458 | 5 | 1 in 5,671 |
| North Carolina | #483 | 6 | 1 in 5,681 |
| New York | #553 | 6 | 1 in 15,946 |
| Pennsylvania | #557 | 5 | 1 in 17,661 |
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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.
See more about Wilford
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1911 at #328 (69 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 62 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 87 yrs · run 1880–1965
- 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%)
- 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 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 243,477 of them was named Wilford, which outranked 13.8% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 798 names at #4,973; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 4,428 of them was named Wilford, which outranked 92.3% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.