Gender
Male
Origin
- English
- From the farm by the spring
Pronunciation
wi(l)-ton
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1924 (rank #422, 208 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5861, 15 births)
- Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #3400, 9 births); most recent 1943 (rank #4691, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | – |
| 2024 | 17 | – |
| 2023 | 19 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | – |
| 2021 | 20 | – |
| 2020 | 12 | – |
| 2019 | 14 | – |
| 2018 | 11 | – |
| 2017 | 18 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 1997 (rank #2549, 4 births); most recent 2005 (rank #4233, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence