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.

#16,143 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 1922
2020s
peak 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.

  • #16,143 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 122 born since 1922
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilkin ranks #16,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 122 born since 1922, peaking in the 2020s.

#16,143 of 45,481
all-time among boys
122
born since 1922
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wilkin's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
10
Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
4681012 19221978199720052012201620222023 5

Wilkin by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (27 births, 22% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 27 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilkin? ▼
Since 1922, Social Security records show 122 babies named Wilkin. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #16,143 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 10 births.
Where does Wilkin sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilkin ranks #16,143 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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

Nearby Names Like Wilkin

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wilkin

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Willard Boy
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Wilbur Boy
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Willis Boy
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wilkin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1922–2023 (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 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 August 2026.