Wilfred is an established boys' name that peaked in 1920 and has since faded.
Wilfred is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,844 for boy births in the United States (and #8,240 across all names), given to 29 babies. Wilfred was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1920 (802 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,844 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,877 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,873 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,434 |
| 2021 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,118 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,914 |
| 2019 | 25 | 30 | — | #4,222 |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,883 |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,459 |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,438 |
| 2015 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,398 |
| 2014 | 28 | 34 | — | #3,782 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,577 |
| 2012 | 18 | 23 | — | #5,239 |
| 2011 | 23 | 28 | — | #4,343 |
| 2010 | 31 | 38 | — | #3,523 |
| 2009 | 21 | 28 | — | #4,740 |
| 2008 | 33 | 40 | — | #3,415 |
| 2007 | 32 | 39 | — | #3,441 |
| 2006 | 29 | 43 | — | #3,597 |
| 2005 | 31 | 42 | — | #3,314 |
| 2004 | 40 | 45 | — | #2,694 |
| 2003 | 31 | 37 | — | #3,115 |
| 2002 | 44 | 51 | — | #2,371 |
| 2001 | 40 | 55 | — | #2,488 |
| 2000 | 42 | 55 | — | #2,329 |
| 1999 | 30 | 39 | — | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 60 | 70 | — | #1,718 |
| 1997 | 48 | — | — | #1,932 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | — | #2,253 |
| 1995 | 42 | — | — | #2,025 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | — | #1,530 |
| 1993 | 56 | — | — | #1,618 |
| 1992 | 65 | — | — | #1,428 |
| 1991 | 84 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1990 | 57 | — | — | #1,515 |
| 1989 | 83 | — | — | #1,171 |
| 1988 | 70 | — | — | #1,221 |
| 1987 | 55 | — | — | #1,366 |
| 1986 | 66 | — | — | #1,173 |
| 1985 | 78 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1984 | 96 | — | — | #899 |
| 1983 | 87 | — | — | #948 |
| 1982 | 111 | — | — | #844 |
| 1981 | 84 | — | — | #993 |
| 1980 | 74 | — | — | #1,054 |
| 1979 | 102 | — | — | #863 |
| 1978 | 88 | — | — | #926 |
| 1977 | 93 | — | — | #881 |
| 1976 | 99 | — | — | #843 |
| 1975 | 76 | — | — | #944 |
| 1974 | 122 | — | — | #738 |
| 1973 | 83 | — | — | #878 |
| 1972 | 109 | — | — | #765 |
| 1971 | 146 | — | — | #687 |
| 1970 | 145 | — | — | #690 |
| 1969 | 146 | — | — | #655 |
| 1968 | 127 | — | — | #668 |
| 1967 | 143 | — | — | #630 |
| 1966 | 190 | — | — | #556 |
| 1965 | 198 | — | — | #546 |
| 1964 | 199 | — | — | #559 |
| 1963 | 233 | — | — | #523 |
| 1962 | 232 | — | — | #521 |
| 1961 | 237 | — | — | #518 |
| 1960 | 249 | — | — | #503 |
| 1959 | 266 | — | — | #478 |
| 1958 | 258 | — | — | #488 |
| 1957 | 301 | — | — | #443 |
| 1956 | 273 | — | #6,877 | #462 |
| 1955 | 283 | — | — | #438 |
| 1954 | 255 | — | — | #452 |
| 1953 | 294 | — | — | #407 |
| 1952 | 297 | — | — | #401 |
| 1951 | 306 | — | — | #386 |
| 1950 | 305 | — | — | #385 |
| 1949 | 316 | — | — | #378 |
| 1948 | 292 | — | — | #397 |
| 1947 | 322 | — | — | #383 |
| 1946 | 321 | — | — | #364 |
| 1945 | 293 | — | — | #349 |
| 1944 | 350 | — | — | #322 |
| 1943 | 395 | — | — | #313 |
| 1942 | 341 | — | — | #329 |
| 1941 | 308 | — | — | #330 |
| 1940 | 325 | — | — | #313 |
| 1939 | 369 | — | — | #288 |
| 1938 | 404 | — | — | #276 |
| 1937 | 397 | — | — | #274 |
| 1936 | 420 | — | — | #264 |
| 1935 | 409 | — | — | #271 |
| 1934 | 423 | — | — | #264 |
| 1933 | 432 | — | — | #251 |
| 1932 | 521 | — | — | #230 |
| 1931 | 514 | — | — | #230 |
| 1930 | 601 | — | — | #216 |
| 1929 | 618 | — | #4,553 | #209 |
| 1928 | 646 | — | #3,157 | #211 |
| 1927 | 747 | — | #5,588 | #194 |
| 1926 | 651 | — | #3,263 | #215 |
| 1925 | 743 | — | #4,955 | #188 |
| 1924 | 728 | — | — | #194 |
| 1923 | 779 | — | — | #179 |
| 1922 | 728 | — | #4,004 | #191 |
| 1921 | 747 | — | #3,392 | #189 |
| 1920 | 811 | — | #3,591 | #176 |
| 1919 | 703 | — | #3,805 | #184 |
| 1918 | 736 | — | #5,568 | #179 |
| 1917 | 772 | — | — | #164 |
| 1916 | 723 | — | — | #168 |
| 1915 | 637 | — | #2,682 | #181 |
| 1914 | 463 | — | — | #187 |
| 1913 | 389 | — | #3,694 | #180 |
| 1912 | 317 | — | — | #185 |
| 1911 | 168 | — | — | #183 |
| 1910 | 102 | — | #2,776 | #243 |
| 1909 | 91 | — | — | #230 |
| 1908 | 98 | — | — | #208 |
| 1907 | 93 | — | — | #208 |
| 1906 | 75 | — | — | #227 |
| 1905 | 75 | — | — | #222 |
| 1904 | 80 | — | — | #206 |
| 1903 | 64 | — | — | #229 |
| 1902 | 63 | — | — | #228 |
| 1901 | 47 | — | — | #253 |
| 1900 | 81 | — | — | #223 |
| 1899 | 52 | — | — | #233 |
| 1898 | 76 | — | — | #198 |
| 1897 | 46 | — | — | #261 |
| 1896 | 71 | — | — | #214 |
| 1895 | 41 | — | — | #278 |
| 1894 | 44 | — | — | #267 |
| 1893 | 50 | — | — | #252 |
| 1892 | 45 | — | — | #269 |
| 1891 | 40 | — | — | #256 |
| 1890 | 45 | — | — | #255 |
| 1889 | 37 | — | — | #280 |
| 1888 | 36 | — | — | #301 |
| 1887 | 31 | — | — | #305 |
| 1886 | 27 | — | — | #331 |
| 1885 | 37 | — | — | #276 |
| 1884 | 33 | — | — | #305 |
| 1883 | 42 | — | — | #258 |
| 1882 | 22 | — | — | #388 |
| 1881 | 22 | — | — | #359 |
| 1880 | 21 | — | — | #380 |