Wilford
Wilford was the 8872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 333rd; the most babies were born in 1926 (276). Over the last ten years it has moved down 867 places. More babies were named Wilford in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #8,872 boys, up 1,677 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1926276 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,447babies recorded
Wilford popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1925.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,872 | 9 |
| 2020 | #10,549 | 7 |
| 2010 | #6,020 | 15 |
| 2000 | #5,289 | 14 |
| 1990 | #3,965 | 15 |
| 1980 | #2,160 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,157 | 52 |
| 1960 | #910 | 70 |
| 1950 | #641 | 118 |
| 1940 | #482 | 143 |
| 1930 | #400 | 210 |
| 1920 | #378 | 249 |
| 1910 | #446 | 39 |
| 1900 | #476 | 24 |
| 1890 | #488 | 16 |
| 1880 | #424 | 18 |
How popular is Wilford, counting every spelling?
Wilford has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Wilford?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wilford (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wilford born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wilford.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wilford?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Wilford are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 52 and 77. That makes Wilford a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Wilford: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wilford, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wilford
How popular is the name Wilford?
Wilford was the 8872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 333rd; the most babies were born in 1926 (276). Over the last ten years it has moved down 867 places. More babies were named Wilford in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Wilford a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wilford in the US.