Boys' name · peaked in 1917
Wilfred name popularity since 1925
19,132 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Wilfred. Half of them were born in 1944 or earlier, so the typical Wilfred is about 82 years old in 2026. Wilfred peaked in 1917 as the #164 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,132
- Named Wilfred, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1917
- #164 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #3,844 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 42 girls · 19,090 boys
- Most popular in
- Hawaii
- 12.43× its national share
Peak year is the year Wilfred made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Wilfred births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1927. Measured as a share of all babies, Wilfred peaked earlier, in 1917.
- Steepest fall: Between 1943 and 1948, Wilfred's share of baby boys fell by 40%, from 1 in 3,610 to 1 in 6,010.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Wilfred's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Wilfred.
Decade by decade
Babies named Wilfred in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 37 | 3,368 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 4,490 | #271 |
| 1940s | 0 | 3,263 | #349 |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,833 | #438 |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,954 | #546 |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,063 | #944 |
| 1980s | 0 | 804 | #1,048 |
| 1990s | 0 | 541 | #2,025 |
| 2000s | 0 | 343 | #3,314 |
| 2010s | 0 | 262 | #4,398 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 169 | #3,844 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.6% of babies named Wilfred from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Wilfred is most popular
The index compares Wilfred's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Wilfred.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 12.43× | 591 |
| New Hampshire | 6.46× | 309 |
| Louisiana | 6.45× | 1,762 |
| Maine | 6.33× | 412 |
| New Mexico | 4.58× | 385 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Wilfred's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Wilfred.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Wilfred (1917).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data