Wilford
Wilford is a village and former civil parish in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It lies to the north-east of Clifton, south-west of West Bridgford, north-west of Ruddington and south-west of Nottingham city centre. Wilford is sited at a meander of the River Trent.
Meaning & Origin of Wilford
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilford is a village and former civil parish in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England. It lies to the north-east of Clifton, south-west of West Bridgford, north-west of Ruddington and south-west of Nottingham city centre. Wilford is sited at a meander of the River Trent.
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The Story of Wilford
Wilford first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 18 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1926, when 276 Wilfords were born — ranking #348 that year. As of 2026, Wilford ranks #12,301 for baby boys with 5 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 10K Wilfords have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Wilford
Wilford is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Wilford's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #348. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilford's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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