boy's name
Wilkes
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 318
Wilkes is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Wilkes over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 12 |
| 1920s | 21 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 125 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 116 |
How popular is Wilkes?
In 2025, Wilkes was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Wilkes
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Wilkes over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Wilkes
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Wilkes — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Wilkes
How popular is the name Wilkes?
In 2025, Wilkes was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Wilkes a girl's or a boy's name?
Wilkes is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Wilkes?
Wilkes has 1 syllable.
When was Wilkes most popular?
Wilkes peaked in 2018, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Wilkes a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Wilkes currently ranks #4,978 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.