Wilferd — boys' name

What the Data Says About Wilferd

The Social Security Administration has registered 481 babies named Wilferd between 1912 and 1966, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilferd currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilferd performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 190 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wilferd shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Iowa, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Wilferd in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilferd 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 481 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.