Wilton
Wilton was the 6118th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 422nd with 208 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,946 places. More babies were named Wilton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,118 boys, up 898 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 15boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1924208 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,694babies recorded
Wilton popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 41 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,118 | 15 |
| 2020 | #7,016 | 12 |
| 2010 | #5,722 | 16 |
| 2000 | #4,061 | 20 |
| 1990 | #1,967 | 39 |
| 1980 | #1,495 | 42 |
| 1970 | #1,177 | 50 |
| 1960 | #851 | 80 |
| 1950 | #657 | 114 |
| 1940 | #575 | 107 |
| 1930 | #497 | 145 |
| 1920 | #484 | 158 |
| 1910 | #653 | 21 |
| 1900 | #784 | 12 |
| 1890 | #881 | 7 |
| 1880 | #808 | 7 |
How popular is Wilton, counting every spelling?
Wilton has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Wilton?
15 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Wilton (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Wilton 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 554 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Wilton.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Wilton?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Wilton are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 36 and 74. That makes Wilton a name most people associate with older generations. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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 Wilton: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wilton, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Wilton
How popular is the name Wilton?
Wilton was the 6118th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 15 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 422nd with 208 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,946 places. More babies were named Wilton in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Wilton a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wilton in the US.