US rank #10213 Boys' name Peak 2007 195 births

Wilver — #10213 US boys' name

195 babies named Wilver in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s452000s902010s402020s20
#10213
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Wilver was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

17 babies were named Wilver in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilver

The Social Security Administration has registered 195 babies named Wilver between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilver currently holds the #10213 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilver performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wilver shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wilver in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilver 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 195 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.

Wilver at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

195

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2007

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,213

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Wilver popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
17
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
05101520 2024201720102006200219961990 5

Wilver by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
90 births that decade — 46% of Wilver's all-time total
1990s452000s902010s402020s20

Wilver by state

Where Wilver concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wilver
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.6%
California share of Wilver's total US births 2.6%

5 of 195 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilver?
195 babies have been named Wilver since 1990. It currently ranks #10213 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 17 births.
When was Wilver most popular?
Wilver was most popular in the 2000s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Wilver most popular?
The top states for the name Wilver are California (5 births).
How long has the name Wilver been used?
Wilver has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Wilver?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.