Wilferd

Boy · recorded 1912–1966

  • 1966last recorded
  • 1914best year

Most popular in 1914.

Last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Wilferd.

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

0152919121926193919531966

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 37 recorded years as a table
Wilferd, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191216
191312
191429
191516
191619
191711
191819
191919
192022
192115
192218
192318
192413
192522
192610
192721
192817
192917
193011
193119
193215
193310
193414
193513
19368
19378
19389
19396
194010
19417
19456
19463
19493
19533
19552
19583
19663

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Wilferd isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1966
6
Rank in 1966
#3,537
How rare
1 in 297,243 boys
Since 1912
481

Wilferd was last recorded in 1966. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1914, at 29 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Wilferd doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.