Recorded 1939–2023 Boys' name Peak 1991 376 births

Wilfrido — boys' name

376 babies named Wilfrido in U.S. Social Security records since 1939, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51970s381980s801990s1222000s962010s182020s17
1990s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Wilfrido was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

19 babies were named Wilfrido in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilfrido

The Social Security Administration has registered 376 babies named Wilfrido between 1939 and 2023, spanning 85 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilfrido currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilfrido performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 122 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wilfrido shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Wilfrido in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilfrido 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 376 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.

Wilfrido at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

376

Since 1939

85 years of records

Peak year

1991

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1939

Recorded for 85 years

Last year on file: 2023

Wilfrido popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1939

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
19
Annual births at peak — across 85 years of records
05101520 202320102004199919941989198419781939 5

Wilfrido by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
122 births that decade — 32% of Wilfrido's all-time total
1930s51970s381980s801990s1222000s962010s182020s17

Wilfrido by state

Where Wilfrido concentrates geographically — total births since 1939

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Wilfrido
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
97 25.8%
#2 New York
11 2.9%
California share of Wilfrido's total US births 25.8%
Even split

97 of 376 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilfrido?
376 babies have been named Wilfrido since 1939. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 19 births.
When was Wilfrido most popular?
Wilfrido was most popular in the 1990s decade with 122 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Wilfrido most popular?
The top states for the name Wilfrido are California (97 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Wilfrido been used?
Wilfrido has been recorded in Social Security data since 1939, spanning 85 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Wilfrido?
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, 1939–2023 (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.