Boys' name · since 1926
Wilfredo
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 9,577 babies named Wilfredo, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,679 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,577
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
9,577 babies have been named Wilfredo since 1926, making it today's #3679 boys' name.
Wilfredo has 9,577 recorded births among boys since 1926, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3679 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 2025.
- #1,237 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,679 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 9,577 born since 1926
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilfredo ranks #1,237 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,679 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 9,577 born since 1926, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,237 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,679 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,577
- born since 1926
- 1980s
- peak decade
Wilfredo's 9,577 recorded births place it above 97.28% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Wilfredo compares
9,577 Top 9% higher than 91% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wilfredo's all-time total is 26x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wilfredo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,577 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 206 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wilfredo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilfredo's SSA record in two at 1985 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1926, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 206, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilfredo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 206
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Wilfredo by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (1,800 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Wilfredo's strongest decade.
1,800 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Wilfredo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1940s 70
1940s
70 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,074 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,784 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,751 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,800 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,390 births
- 2000s
2000s
983 births
- 2010s 509
2010s
509 births
- 2020s 211
2020s
211 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 1,800 births (19% of all-time use).
How Wilfredo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wilfredo's total volume
Wilfredo by state
Where Wilfredo concentrates geographically, total births since 1926
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,808 | 39.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 935 | 9.8% |
| #3 | California | | 839 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 491 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 463 | 4.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 415 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 405 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 368 | 3.8% |
3,808 of 9,577 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Wilfredo appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wilfredo's data
- Wilfredo's decade-level peak was the 1980s (1,800 total births); usage has since declined to 211 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Wilfredos (3,808 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilfredo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~99 yrs)
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, 1926–2025 (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 Wilfredo 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.