Wilford

Given to 10,447 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +64% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

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recorded as girls

#8243

recorded as boys

4,106 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 9

Peak year

1911

69 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

10,447

since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Wilford was most popular in 1911, when 69 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.31 per 1,000). In 2025, 9 babies were named Wilford, ranking #8243 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 64%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	9	8243
2024	<5	—	5	12349
2023	<5	—	10	7738
2022	<5	—	7	9823
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	7	9554
2019	<5	—	<5	—
2018	<5	—	6	10760
2017	<5	—	10	7546
2016	<5	—	8	8816
2015	<5	—	10	7491
2014	<5	—	11	7048
2013	<5	—	9	8118
2012	<5	—	7	9709
2011	<5	—	10	7502
2010	<5	—	15	5741
2009	<5	—	<5	—
2008	<5	—	8	9019
2007	<5	—	5	12367
2006	<5	—	5	12055
2005	<5	—	9	7640
2004	<5	—	8	8143
2003	<5	—	5	10894
2002	<5	—	5	10667
2001	<5	—	13	5390
2000	<5	—	14	5040
1999	<5	—	17	4162
1998	<5	—	8	6843
1997	<5	—	10	5642
1996	<5	—	9	5982
1995	<5	—	14	4280
1994	<5	—	7	6968
1993	<5	—	15	4020
1992	<5	—	14	4114
1991	<5	—	18	3325
1990	<5	—	15	3779
1989	<5	—	25	2545
1988	<5	—	20	2765
1987	<5	—	18	2838
1986	<5	—	22	2429
1985	<5	—	11	3805
1984	<5	—	26	2036
1983	<5	—	24	2140
1982	<5	—	37	1622
1981	<5	—	20	2418
1980	<5	—	25	2110
1979	<5	—	34	1670
1978	<5	—	32	1688
1977	<5	—	37	1515
1976	<5	—	37	1469
1975	<5	—	43	1322
1974	<5	—	44	1269
1973	<5	—	26	1736
1972	<5	—	48	1177
1971	<5	—	37	1400
1970	<5	—	52	1142
1969	<5	—	51	1086
1968	<5	—	63	910
1967	<5	—	44	1117
1966	<5	—	50	1027
1965	<5	—	58	967
1964	<5	—	63	958
1963	<5	—	64	936
1962	<5	—	66	930
1961	<5	—	69	915
1960	<5	—	70	905
1959	<5	—	80	843
1958	<5	—	95	761
1957	<5	—	94	775
1956	<5	—	100	736
1955	<5	—	116	680
1954	<5	—	109	692
1953	<5	—	115	661
1952	<5	—	112	653
1951	<5	—	132	614
1950	<5	—	118	637
1949	<5	—	132	590
1948	<5	—	128	592
1947	<5	—	129	598
1946	<5	—	125	573
1945	<5	—	128	527
1944	<5	—	144	504
1943	<5	—	144	521
1942	<5	—	151	498
1941	<5	—	122	532
1940	<5	—	143	482
1939	<5	—	145	472
1938	<5	—	150	474
1937	<5	—	164	440
1936	<5	—	158	447
1935	<5	—	153	458
1934	<5	—	193	397
1933	<5	—	139	477
1932	<5	—	169	429
1931	<5	—	208	390
1930	<5	—	210	400
1929	<5	—	215	395
1928	<5	—	249	370
1927	<5	—	232	391
1926	<5	—	276	348
1925	5	4973	252	375
1924	<5	—	257	377
1923	<5	—	223	399
1922	<5	—	268	366
1921	<5	—	271	367
1920	<5	—	249	377
1919	<5	—	238	376
1918	<5	—	271	353
1917	<5	—	232	365
1916	<5	—	225	361
1915	<5	—	240	343
1914	<5	—	169	363
1913	<5	—	123	380
1912	<5	—	92	401
1911	<5	—	69	328
1910	<5	—	39	440
1909	<5	—	31	453
1908	<5	—	38	374
1907	<5	—	31	405
1906	<5	—	29	400
1905	<5	—	25	430
1904	<5	—	18	515
1903	<5	—	18	505
1902	<5	—	17	521
1901	<5	—	15	506
1900	<5	—	24	469
1899	<5	—	11	613
1898	<5	—	15	543
1897	<5	—	22	404
1896	<5	—	18	481
1895	<5	—	18	476
1894	<5	—	28	336
1893	<5	—	28	330
1892	<5	—	15	525
1891	<5	—	20	386
1890	<5	—	16	458
1889	<5	—	11	581
1888	<5	—	17	464
1887	<5	—	13	488
1886	<5	—	12	540
1885	<5	—	20	399
1884	<5	—	16	468
1883	<5	—	20	381
1882	<5	—	25	355
1881	<5	—	18	395
1880	<5	—	18	403