Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wilford

#1,146 most common boys' name of all time · #2,717 across all names · >99% male / <1% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#1,146
Rank overall
#2,717 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
143 of 146
All-time
10,447
Since 2016
62
Peak year
1926 #349
Best rank
#328 1911
Girls Boys peak 276/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wilford is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 9 9 #8,249
2024 — 5 5 #12,361
2023 — 10 10 #7,742
2022 — 7 7 #9,832
2020 — 7 7 #9,562
2018 — 6 6 #10,771
2017 — 10 10 #7,550
2016 — 8 8 #8,821
2015 — 10 10 #7,505
2014 — 11 11 #7,055
2013 — 9 9 #8,126
2012 — 7 7 #9,718
2011 — 10 10 #7,508
2010 — 15 15 #5,741
2008 — 8 8 #9,024
2007 — 5 5 #12,388
2006 — 5 5 #12,076
2005 — 9 9 #7,656
2004 — 8 8 #8,154
2003 — 5 5 #10,907
2002 — 5 5 #10,687
2001 — 13 13 #5,394
2000 — 14 14 #5,044
1999 — 17 17 #4,168
1998 — 8 8 #6,849
1997 — 10 10 #5,651
1996 — 9 9 #5,997
1995 — 14 14 #4,290
1994 — 7 7 #6,982
1993 — 15 15 #4,026
1992 — 14 14 #4,118
1991 — 18 18 #3,330
1990 — 15 15 #3,789
1989 — 25 25 #2,546
1988 — 20 20 #2,770
1987 — 18 18 #2,849
1986 — 22 22 #2,430
1985 — 11 11 #3,813
1984 — 26 26 #2,040
1983 — 24 24 #2,147
1982 — 37 37 #1,626
1981 — 20 20 #2,422
1980 — 25 25 #2,113
1979 — 34 34 #1,672
1978 — 32 32 #1,690
1977 — 37 37 #1,518
1976 — 37 37 #1,470
1975 — 43 43 #1,324
1974 — 44 44 #1,270
1973 — 26 26 #1,739
1972 — 48 48 #1,178
1971 — 37 37 #1,401
1970 — 52 52 #1,145
1969 — 51 51 #1,088
1968 — 63 63 #912
1967 — 44 44 #1,117
1966 — 50 50 #1,029
1965 — 58 58 #967
1964 — 63 63 #960
1963 — 64 64 #937
1962 — 66 66 #930
1961 — 69 69 #915
1960 — 70 70 #906
1959 — 80 80 #843
1958 — 95 95 #762
1957 — 94 94 #775
1956 — 100 100 #736
1955 — 116 116 #681
1954 — 109 109 #693
1953 — 115 115 #661
1952 — 112 112 #654
1951 — 132 132 #615
1950 — 118 118 #639
1949 — 132 132 #591
1948 — 128 128 #593
1947 — 129 129 #598
1946 — 125 125 #575
1945 — 128 128 #527
1944 — 144 144 #505
1943 — 144 144 #521
1942 — 151 151 #498
1941 — 122 122 #533
1940 — 143 143 #482
1939 — 145 145 #472
1938 — 150 150 #474
1937 — 164 164 #440
1936 — 158 158 #448
1935 — 153 153 #460
1934 — 193 193 #397
1933 — 139 139 #478
1932 — 169 169 #431
1931 — 208 208 #391
1930 — 210 210 #400
1929 — 215 215 #395
1928 — 249 249 #371
1927 — 232 232 #391
1926 — 276 276 #349
1925 5 252 257 #375
1924 — 257 257 #377
1923 — 223 223 #400
1922 — 268 268 #366
1921 — 271 271 #367
1920 — 249 249 #377
1919 — 238 238 #376
1918 — 271 271 #353
1917 — 232 232 #366
1916 — 225 225 #363
1915 — 240 240 #345
1914 — 169 169 #364
1913 — 123 123 #380
1912 — 92 92 #402
1911 — 69 69 #328
1910 — 39 39 #442
1909 — 31 31 #457
1908 — 38 38 #379
1907 — 31 31 #412
1906 — 29 29 #404
1905 — 25 25 #436
1904 — 18 18 #521
1903 — 18 18 #516
1902 — 17 17 #528
1901 — 15 15 #518
1900 — 24 24 #471
1899 — 11 11 #631
1898 — 15 15 #559
1897 — 22 22 #408
1896 — 18 18 #488
1895 — 18 18 #485
1894 — 28 28 #342
1893 — 28 28 #335
1892 — 15 15 #532
1891 — 20 20 #389
1890 — 16 16 #471
1889 — 11 11 #589
1888 — 17 17 #470
1887 — 13 13 #500
1886 — 12 12 #546
1885 — 20 20 #407
1884 — 16 16 #477
1883 — 20 20 #393
1882 — 25 25 #362
1881 — 18 18 #409
1880 — 18 18 #424