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Wilfred Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Wilfred?

The rare name Wilfred was the 3,860th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wilfred, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #164 in 1917.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1920 with 802 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Wilfred in any given year was 18 in 2012.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wilfred occurred roughly during the years 1901-1904, 1908-1916, and 1940-1943, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1969-1973, 1982-1987, and 1991-1995.

Where is the name Wilfred popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Wilfred's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Wilfred has remained about the same.

The name Wilfred is very unique and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

Relative to what it once was, Wilfred has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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   Wilfred (Girl)Wilfred (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 28 3,860
2017 < 5 -- 23 4,450
2016 < 5 -- 33 3,436
2015 < 5 -- 23 4,390
2014 < 5 -- 28 3,777
2013 < 5 -- 30 3,572
2012 < 5 -- 18 5,235
2011 < 5 -- 23 4,340
2010 < 5 -- 31 3,519
2009 < 5 -- 21 4,734
2008 < 5 -- 33 3,412
2007 < 5 -- 32 3,441
2006 < 5 -- 29 3,595
2005 < 5 -- 31 3,314
2004 < 5 -- 40 2,694
2003 < 5 -- 31 3,113
2002 < 5 -- 44 2,368
2001 < 5 -- 40 2,487
2000 < 5 -- 42 2,327
1999 < 5 -- 30 2,859
1998 < 5 -- 60 1,717
1997 < 5 -- 48 1,930
1996 < 5 -- 37 2,253
1995 < 5 -- 42 2,025
1994 < 5 -- 62 1,530
1993 < 5 -- 56 1,619
1992 < 5 -- 65 1,428
1991 < 5 -- 84 1,214
1990 < 5 -- 57 1,514
1989 < 5 -- 83 1,170
1988 < 5 -- 70 1,221
1987 < 5 -- 55 1,365
1986 < 5 -- 66 1,174
1985 < 5 -- 78 1,048
1984 < 5 -- 96 899
1983 < 5 -- 87 948
1982 < 5 -- 111 845
1981 < 5 -- 85 986
1980 < 5 -- 74 1,054
1979 < 5 -- 102 864
1978 < 5 -- 88 925
1977 < 5 -- 93 881
1976 < 5 -- 99 842
1975 < 5 -- 78 932
1974 < 5 -- 122 737
1973 < 5 -- 82 883
1972 < 5 -- 110 760
1971 < 5 -- 146 687
1970 < 5 -- 145 689
1969 < 5 -- 146 655
1968 < 5 -- 127 668
1967 < 5 -- 143 631
1966 < 5 -- 190 556
1965 < 5 -- 198 546
1964 < 5 -- 202 557
1963 < 5 -- 232 523
1962 < 5 -- 233 521
1961 < 5 -- 236 517
1960 < 5 -- 249 503
1959 < 5 -- 267 478
1958 < 5 -- 258 488
1957 < 5 -- 300 444
1956 5 6,873 269 461
1955 < 5 -- 282 439
1954 < 5 -- 254 453
1953 < 5 -- 295 406
1952 < 5 -- 298 401
1951 < 5 -- 305 386
1950 < 5 -- 305 385
1949 < 5 -- 316 378
1948 < 5 -- 291 397
1947 < 5 -- 322 383
1946 < 5 -- 321 364
1945 < 5 -- 293 349
1944 < 5 -- 350 320
1943 < 5 -- 396 312
1942 < 5 -- 340 329
1941 < 5 -- 308 330
1940 < 5 -- 325 313
1939 < 5 -- 369 288
1938 < 5 -- 404 275
1937 < 5 -- 397 274
1936 < 5 -- 420 264
1935 < 5 -- 410 270
1934 < 5 -- 421 266
1933 < 5 -- 432 251
1932 < 5 -- 521 230
1931 < 5 -- 513 230
1930 < 5 -- 602 214
1929 6 4,552 611 209
1928 10 3,158 636 211
1927 5 5,589 743 194
1926 10 3,264 641 216
1925 6 4,955 737 188
1924 < 5 -- 728 193
1923 < 5 -- 779 179
1922 8 4,004 720 191
1921 10 3,392 737 189
1920 9 3,591 802 176
1919 8 3,805 695 184
1918 5 5,568 731 179
1917 < 5 -- 772 164
1916 < 5 -- 723 168
1915 11 2,682 626 181
1914 < 5 -- 463 187
1913 5 3,694 384 180
1912 < 5 -- 317 185
1911 < 5 -- 168 183
1910 5 2,776 97 243
1909 < 5 -- 91 230
1908 < 5 -- 98 208
1907 < 5 -- 93 208
1906 < 5 -- 75 227
1905 < 5 -- 75 222
1904 < 5 -- 80 206
1903 < 5 -- 64 229
1902 < 5 -- 63 228
1901 < 5 -- 47 253
1900 < 5 -- 81 223
1899 < 5 -- 52 233
1898 < 5 -- 76 198
1897 < 5 -- 46 261
1896 < 5 -- 71 214
1895 < 5 -- 41 278
1894 < 5 -- 44 267
1893 < 5 -- 50 252
1892 < 5 -- 45 269
1891 < 5 -- 40 256
1890 < 5 -- 45 255
1889 < 5 -- 37 280
1888 < 5 -- 36 301
1887 < 5 -- 31 305
1886 < 5 -- 27 331
1885 < 5 -- 37 276
1884 < 5 -- 33 305
1883 < 5 -- 42 258
1882 < 5 -- 22 388
1881 < 5 -- 22 359
1880 < 5 -- 21 380

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.