Is Wilfred a boy or girl name?
Wilfred is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 20 boys were named Wilfred, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 29,491 US babies named Wilfred were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #5,038
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wilfred since 1880
- 29,491
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 811 babies
Boys and girls named Wilfred, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 308 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 510 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 767 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 4,976 | 34 | 0.7% |
| 1920s | 7,134 | 64 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 4,489 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 3,263 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 2,833 | 5 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 1,955 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,064 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 804 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 541 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 343 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 262 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 139 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20 | #5,038 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 29 | #3,869 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 24 | #4,430 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 39 | #3,118 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,912 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,221 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,883 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 23 | #4,459 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,438 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,398 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 28 | #3,781 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 30 | #3,577 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 18 | #5,239 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 23 | #4,342 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 31 | #3,522 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 21 | #4,740 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,415 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 32 | #3,441 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,597 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 31 | #3,314 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 40 | #2,694 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 31 | #3,115 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 44 | #2,371 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,488 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 42 | #2,329 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 60 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 48 | #1,932 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,253 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 42 | #2,025 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,530 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 56 | #1,618 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 65 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 84 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 57 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,171 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 70 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 55 | #1,366 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 66 | #1,173 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 78 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 96 | #899 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 87 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 111 | #844 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 84 | #993 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 74 | #1,054 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 102 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 88 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 93 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 99 | #843 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 76 | #944 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 122 | #738 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 83 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 110 | #760 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 146 | #687 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 145 | #690 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 146 | #655 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 127 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 143 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 190 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 198 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 200 | #558 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 233 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 232 | #521 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 237 | #518 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 249 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 266 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 258 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 301 | #443 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 268 | #462 | 5 | #6,877 |
| 1955 | 283 | #438 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 255 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 294 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 297 | #401 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 306 | #386 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 305 | #385 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 316 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 292 | #397 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 322 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 321 | #364 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 293 | #349 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 350 | #321 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 395 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 341 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 308 | #330 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 325 | #313 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 369 | #288 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 404 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 397 | #274 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 420 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 409 | #271 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 422 | #265 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 432 | #251 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 521 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 514 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 601 | #216 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 612 | #209 | 6 | #4,553 |
| 1928 | 636 | #211 | 10 | #3,157 |
| 1927 | 742 | #194 | 5 | #5,588 |
| 1926 | 641 | #215 | 10 | #3,263 |
| 1925 | 737 | #188 | 6 | #4,955 |
| 1924 | 728 | #194 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 779 | #179 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 720 | #191 | 8 | #4,004 |
| 1921 | 737 | #189 | 10 | #3,392 |
| 1920 | 802 | #176 | 9 | #3,591 |
| 1919 | 695 | #184 | 8 | #3,805 |
| 1918 | 731 | #179 | 5 | #5,568 |
| 1917 | 772 | #164 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 723 | #168 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 626 | #181 | 11 | #2,682 |
| 1914 | 463 | #187 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 384 | #180 | 5 | #3,694 |
| 1912 | 317 | #185 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 168 | #183 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 97 | #243 | 5 | #2,776 |
| 1909 | 91 | #230 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 98 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 93 | #208 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 75 | #227 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 75 | #222 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 80 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 64 | #229 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 63 | #228 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 47 | #253 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 81 | #223 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 52 | #233 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 76 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 46 | #261 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 71 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 41 | #278 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 44 | #267 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 50 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 45 | #269 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 40 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 45 | #255 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 37 | #280 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 36 | #301 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 31 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 27 | #331 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 37 | #276 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 33 | #305 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 42 | #258 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 22 | #388 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 22 | #359 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 21 | #380 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilfred reached #164 in 1917. As a girl name, it reached #2,682 in 1915. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wilfred
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.