Wilferd
Masculine
Wilferd entered the US charts in 1912, peaked at #1388 in 1914, is rarely given in 2025 — given to only a few children a year.
How old is the name Wilferd?
Wilferd first appears in US birth records in 1912 — 113 years ago. The typical Wilferd alive today was born around 1927, making them about 98 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Wilferd are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Wilferd most popular?
Wilferd peaked in 1914, reaching #1388 nationally. See the whole 1914 chart.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1912
- Most boys named
- 192524 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1388reached in 1914
- Change vs 1958
- 0.0%6 in 1966, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Wilferds among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Wilferd are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Wilferd sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
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Frequently asked
- How many Wilferds are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Wilferd are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Wilferd in 2025?
- Wilferd is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Wilferd with classmates?
- Wilferd will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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