Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Wilford

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Ford By The Willows

Pronunciation

wi-lfo-rd, wil-ford

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1926 (rank #348, 276 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8243, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1925 (rank #4973, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20259–
20245–
202310–
20227–
2021––
20207–
2019––
20186–
201710–
20168–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence