Wilford
About Wilford
As a whole Wilford still carries a dowdy, dated image, but each component of the name—Will and Ford—are stylish in their own right.
Wilford will be a part of the next generation of grandpa revival names. Right now it's reaching the so-old-it's-actually-cute stage—the predecessor to rejuvenation.
Pronounced WIL-furd.
As of October 2026, Wilford ranked #8872 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #333 in 1911.
Editor's take: The name Wilford is a boy's name meaning "willow ford".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Wilford on lists
Famous Wilfords
- (Anthony) Wilford Brimley
American actor
- Wilford Woodruff
American religious leader; 4th President of the LDS Church
- Wilford Bacon Hoggatt
American naval officer; 6th Governor of the District of Alaska
- (Carson) Wilford Leach
American theatre director
- Wilford Scypion
American boxer
- Wilford Hamilton Fawcett
American magazine publisher and sport shooter
- Wilford Parley "Whizzer" White
American NFL player
Wilford in pop culture
- Wilford Warfstache
a character created and played by Mark Edward Fischbach/Markiplier, the YouTuber