boy's name
Wilf
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Top 1000 (E&W)
- Births on record 768
England and Wales
#822
2025 births
Wilf is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 39 babies in England and Wales, ranking #822. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in England and Wales in 2018, when 59 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
- Today about 1 in 13,511 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1997.
Wilf over time
Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 160 |
| 2010s | 359 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 234 |
How popular is Wilf?
In 2025, Wilf was given to 39 babies in England and Wales, ranking #822 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Wilf
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Wilf also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wilf over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wilf
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wilf — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wilf
How popular is the name Wilf?
In 2025, Wilf was given to 39 babies in England and Wales, ranking #822 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Wilf a girl's or a boy's name?
Wilf is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Wilf most popular?
Wilf peaked in 2018, when 59 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wilf a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wilf currently ranks #822 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.