US rank #3532 Boys' name Peak 1980 9,548 births

Wilfredo — #3532 US boys' name

9,548 babies named Wilfredo in U.S. Social Security records since 1926, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3532
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Wilfredo was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

206 babies were named Wilfredo in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilfredo

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,548 babies named Wilfredo between 1926 and 2024, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilfredo currently holds the #3532 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 206 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilfredo performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 1,800 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Wilfredo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,809 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Wilfredo in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilfredo 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 9,548 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.

Wilfredo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

9,548

Since 1926

99 years of records

Peak year

1980

206 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#3,532

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1926

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wilfredo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1926

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1980)
206
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
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Wilfredo by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
1,800 births that decade — 19% of Wilfredo's all-time total
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Wilfredo by state

Where Wilfredo concentrates geographically — total births since 1926

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Wilfredo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,809 39.9%
#2 New Jersey
935 9.8%
#3 California
839 8.8%
#4 Illinois
491 5.1%
#5 Florida
458 4.8%
#6 Pennsylvania
415 4.3%
#7 Texas
405 4.2%
#8 Connecticut
368 3.9%
New York share of Wilfredo's total US births 39.9%
Even split

3,809 of 9,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Wilfredo appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilfredo?
9,548 babies have been named Wilfredo since 1926. It currently ranks #3532 among boys. The peak year was 1980 with 206 births.
When was Wilfredo most popular?
Wilfredo was most popular in the 1980s decade with 1,800 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
Where is Wilfredo most popular?
The top states for the name Wilfredo are New York (3,809 births), New Jersey (935 births), California (839 births).
How long has the name Wilfredo been used?
Wilfredo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1926, spanning 99 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wilfredo?
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.

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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, 1926–2024 (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.