Boys' name · since 1918
Wildon
Wildon has 170 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wildon sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 170 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Wildon recorded 170 times among boys since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2019.
- #13,966 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 170 born since 1918
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wildon ranks #13,966 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 170 born since 1918, peaking in the 1930s.
- #13,966 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 170
- born since 1918
- 1930s
- peak decade
Wildon's 170 recorded births place it above 69.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wildon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wildon's SSA record in two at 1932 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1920 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wildon popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2019
- Peak year (1920)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Wildon by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (71 births, 42% of the file).
1930s was Wildon's strongest decade.
71 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Wildon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
55 births
- 1930s
1930s
71 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 10
1950s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 71 births (42% of all-time use).
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What to do with Wildon's data
- Wildon's decade-level peak was the 1930s (71 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wildon draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.