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Wilford

Wilford: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“willow ford”
Origin
Old English
Say it
WIL-ferd · 2 syllables
Used for
Boys

From Old English elements meaning 'willow' and 'ford.' It is also found as an English surname and place-name element.

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How popular is Wilford?

20241.5 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Wilford in 20245

Peak year1915

Total US babies since 188010,438

Wilford is fading: recent use is about 64% of its level ten years before.

Names like Wilford

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
  • Westonwestern settlement · Old English
  • Blakeblack; pale · Old English
  • Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
  • Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
  • Ashtonash tree town · Old English
  • Kingstonking's town · Old English
  • Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Wilford questions

What does the name Wilford mean?

Wilford means "willow ford". It comes from Old English. From Old English elements meaning 'willow' and 'ford.' It is also found as an English surname and place-name element.

Is Wilford a boy or girl name?

Wilford is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Wilford?

5 US babies were named Wilford in 2024. Its peak year was 1915.

How do you pronounce Wilford?

Wilford is usually pronounced WIL-ferd.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.