Recorded 1911–1928 Boys' name Peak 1916 181 births

Wilho — boys' name

181 babies named Wilho in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1101920s71
1910s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Wilho was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

22 babies were named Wilho in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilho

The Social Security Administration has registered 181 babies named Wilho between 1911 and 1928, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilho currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1928. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilho performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Wilho shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Michigan, which accounts for 33 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota. In total, SSA state-level files list Wilho in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilho 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 181 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.

Wilho at a glance

Last recorded 1928

Total births

181

Since 1911

18 years of records

Peak year

1916

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1928

Active since

1911

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1928

Wilho popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1911

Last recorded 1928
Peak year (1916)
22
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Wilho by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
110 births that decade — 61% of Wilho's all-time total
1910s1101920s71

Wilho by state

Where Wilho concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Wilho
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Michigan
33 18.2%
#2 Minnesota
21 11.6%
Michigan share of Wilho's total US births 18.2%
Even split

33 of 181 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilho?
181 babies have been named Wilho since 1911. It was last recorded in 1928. The peak year was 1916 with 22 births.
When was Wilho most popular?
Wilho was most popular in the 1910s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
Where is Wilho most popular?
The top states for the name Wilho are Michigan (33 births), Minnesota (21 births).
How long has the name Wilho been used?
Wilho has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 18 years of data through 1928.
What names are similar to Wilho?
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.

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, 1911–1928 (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.