Total births
122
Boys' name · since 1922
Wilkin
Wilkin has 122 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2020 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 122
- total births
- 1922–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Wilkin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 122 have been recorded since 1922.
Wilkin has 122 recorded births among boys since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 2023.
- 122 total births
- 1922–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
122 boys have been named Wilkin since 1922, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 122
- total births
- 1922–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
22% of everyone ever named Wilkin was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
10 babies were named Wilkin in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
Wilkin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Wilkin's full recorded timeline at 2006, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Wilkin at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1922
Wilkin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2023
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Wilkin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Wilkin's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Wilkin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
18 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (22% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Wilkin? ▼
Since 1922, Social Security records show 122 babies named Wilkin. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 10 births.
When was Wilkin most popular? ▼
Wilkin was most popular in the 2020s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Wilkin been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wilkin since 1922 -- 102 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Wilkin? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Wilkin
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wilkin
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Compare Wilkin side by side: Wilkin vs William Wilkin vs Willie Wilkin vs Willard
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1922–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Wilkin: Baby Name Since 1922 - 122 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/wilkin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Wilkin 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 June 2026.