Boys' name · since 1927
Wilfried
Wilfried has 20 recorded births since 1927 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #29,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wilfried sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 20 recorded since 1927.
Social Security Administration records show Wilfried recorded 20 times among boys since 1927, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 1967.
- #29,247 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 20 born since 1927
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilfried ranks #29,247 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1927, peaking in the 1960s.
- #29,247 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 20
- born since 1927
- 1960s
- peak decade
Wilfried's 20 recorded births place it above 35.65% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Wilfried's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilfried splits its recorded history at 1961: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1927 (5 births).
Wilfried popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–1967
- Peak year (1927)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Wilfried by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
1960s was Wilfried's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Wilfried births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Wilfried: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~40 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, 1927–1967 (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 Wilfried 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.