Boys' name · since 1916
Wilkes
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 318 babies named Wilkes, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 318
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wilkes currently ranks #4887 among boys' names in America, with 318 babies recorded since 1916.
Wilkes has 318 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4887 as of the latest data, more common than 65% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #10,273 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,887 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 318 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilkes ranks #10,273 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,887 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 318 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,273 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,887 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 318
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Wilkes's 318 recorded births place it above 77.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Wilkes compares
318 47th percentile among 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
Wilkes's all-time total is 14% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wilkes | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 318 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wilkes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wilkes's full recorded timeline at 2012, 72% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 28% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wilkes popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Wilkes by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (125 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Wilkes's strongest decade.
125 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Wilkes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 21
1920s
21 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
125 births
- 2020s
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 125 births (39% of all-time use).
Wilkes by state
Where Wilkes concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 36 | 11.3% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.6% |
36 of 318 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Wilkes's data
- Wilkes's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (125 total births) through the 2020s (116) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Wilkess (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilkes: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Wilkes 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.