Wilfred

Given to 29,520 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3757

recorded as boys

944 since 2024

Babies in 2025

boys 29

Peak year

1917

772 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

29,520

since 1880

Born a Wilfred? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

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

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Wilfred was most popular in 1917, when 772 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.83 per 1,000). In 2025, 29 babies were named Wilfred, ranking #3757 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	29	3757
2024	<5	—	21	4701
2023	<5	—	29	3802
2022	<5	—	24	4303
2021	<5	—	39	3074
2020	<5	—	27	3811
2019	<5	—	25	4114
2018	<5	—	28	3793
2017	<5	—	23	4331
2016	<5	—	33	3358
2015	<5	—	23	4295
2014	<5	—	28	3693
2013	<5	—	30	3497
2012	<5	—	18	5035
2011	<5	—	23	4221
2010	<5	—	31	3453
2009	<5	—	21	4582
2008	<5	—	33	3344
2007	<5	—	32	3379
2006	<5	—	29	3524
2005	<5	—	31	3241
2004	<5	—	40	2643
2003	<5	—	31	3044
2002	<5	—	44	2337
2001	<5	—	40	2429
2000	<5	—	42	2298
1999	<5	—	30	2795
1998	<5	—	60	1700
1997	<5	—	48	1908
1996	<5	—	37	2218
1995	<5	—	42	1988
1994	<5	—	62	1516
1993	<5	—	56	1601
1992	<5	—	65	1417
1991	<5	—	84	1210
1990	<5	—	57	1500
1989	<5	—	83	1162
1988	<5	—	70	1215
1987	<5	—	55	1337
1986	<5	—	66	1161
1985	<5	—	78	1043
1984	<5	—	96	891
1983	<5	—	87	945
1982	<5	—	111	840
1981	<5	—	84	986
1980	<5	—	74	1047
1979	<5	—	102	858
1978	<5	—	88	920
1977	<5	—	93	875
1976	<5	—	99	838
1975	<5	—	76	938
1974	<5	—	122	735
1973	<5	—	83	874
1972	<5	—	109	760
1971	<5	—	146	684
1970	<5	—	145	688
1969	<5	—	146	654
1968	<5	—	127	666
1967	<5	—	143	628
1966	<5	—	190	556
1965	<5	—	198	546
1964	<5	—	199	558
1963	<5	—	233	522
1962	<5	—	232	520
1961	<5	—	237	516
1960	<5	—	249	501
1959	<5	—	266	478
1958	<5	—	258	488
1957	<5	—	301	441
1956	5	5952	268	462
1955	<5	—	283	437
1954	<5	—	255	452
1953	<5	—	294	407
1952	<5	—	297	401
1951	<5	—	306	386
1950	<5	—	305	383
1949	<5	—	316	377
1948	<5	—	292	397
1947	<5	—	322	382
1946	<5	—	321	364
1945	<5	—	293	347
1944	<5	—	350	320
1943	<5	—	395	312
1942	<5	—	341	328
1941	<5	—	308	330
1940	<5	—	325	312
1939	<5	—	369	287
1938	<5	—	404	276
1937	<5	—	397	273
1936	<5	—	420	264
1935	<5	—	409	270
1934	<5	—	423	264
1933	<5	—	432	251
1932	<5	—	521	230
1931	<5	—	514	230
1930	<5	—	601	214
1929	6	4053	612	209
1928	10	2954	636	211
1927	5	4805	742	194
1926	10	3046	641	214
1925	6	4426	737	187
1924	<5	—	728	193
1923	<5	—	779	179
1922	8	3655	720	190
1921	10	3164	737	189
1920	9	3340	802	176
1919	8	3452	695	184
1918	5	4809	731	179
1917	<5	—	772	164
1916	<5	—	723	165
1915	11	2526	626	181
1914	<5	—	463	187
1913	5	3187	384	180
1912	<5	—	317	185
1911	<5	—	168	182
1910	5	2398	97	242
1909	<5	—	91	226
1908	<5	—	98	208
1907	<5	—	93	207
1906	<5	—	75	227
1905	<5	—	75	221
1904	<5	—	80	206
1903	<5	—	64	228
1902	<5	—	63	226
1901	<5	—	47	253
1900	<5	—	81	219
1899	<5	—	52	231
1898	<5	—	76	197
1897	<5	—	46	258
1896	<5	—	71	211
1895	<5	—	41	276
1894	<5	—	44	261
1893	<5	—	50	246
1892	<5	—	45	266
1891	<5	—	40	251
1890	<5	—	45	252
1889	<5	—	37	274
1888	<5	—	36	297
1887	<5	—	31	299
1886	<5	—	27	325
1885	<5	—	37	274
1884	<5	—	33	301
1883	<5	—	42	253
1882	<5	—	22	377
1881	<5	—	22	348
1880	<5	—	21	373