Recorded 1918–2019 Boys' name Peak 1920 170 births

Wildon — boys' name

170 babies named Wildon in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s551930s711940s101950s102010s5
1930s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Wildon was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

12 babies were named Wildon in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wildon

The Social Security Administration has registered 170 babies named Wildon between 1918 and 2019, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wildon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wildon performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wildon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wildon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 170 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wildon at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

170

Since 1918

102 years of records

Peak year

1920

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1918

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2019

Wildon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1918

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1920)
12
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
468101214 2019194119361932192619221918 9

Wildon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
71 births that decade — 42% of Wildon's all-time total
1910s191920s551930s711940s101950s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wildon?
170 babies have been named Wildon since 1918. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1920 with 12 births.
When was Wildon most popular?
Wildon was most popular in the 1930s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Wildon been used?
Wildon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 102 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Wildon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.