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Wilkes
OriginEnglish, a contraction of Wilkins
Meaning"resolute protection"
GenderBoy
About Wilkes
Variation of William
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,699 | 30 | 16.5 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,767 | 21 | 12 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,404 | 24 | 13.9 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Famous Wilkess
- Wilkes Angel
American lawyer and politician
- John Wilkes Booth
American actor and assassin of President Abraham Lincoln
Wilkes in pop culture
- Wilkes
character in "Into the Dark"
- Wilkes
family in book/film "Gone With the Wind"
- Wilkes
Barre, Pennsylvania, USA
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