Wilkin
Wilkin is a name with a single cultural origin: Medieval English.
- Medieval English
Meaning & Origin of Wilkin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilkin is a name with a single cultural origin: Medieval English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Medieval English
The Story of Wilkin
The earliest SSA record of Wilkin as a baby boy name dates back to 1922, when 6 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Wilkin — #7,499 in the national rankings. The 2020s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 22% of all recorded Wilkins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 122 Wilkins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Wilkin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Wilkin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Wilky
- Wilmot
Names that sound like Wilkin
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About the name Wilkin
Wilkin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1922 and has accumulated 122 births in the dataset. Wilkin's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,499. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilkin'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.