Wilton
Wilton is a masculine given name which is borne by:Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player and actor Wilton R.
Meaning & Origin of Wilton
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Wilton is a masculine given name which is borne by:Wilt Chamberlain (1936–1999), American Hall-of-Fame basketball player and actor Wilton R.
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The Story of Wilton
Wilton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1924, when 208 Wiltons were born — ranking #422 that year. As of 2026, Wilton ranks #5,178 for baby boys with 19 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 9K Wiltons 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 Wilton
Wilton is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Wilton's peak popularity came in 1924 when it ranked #422. Use the chart and map above to compare Wilton'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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