How Many People Are Named Wilton?
people named Wilton are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 104,906 people in the US has this name
Based on 8,694 babies named Wilton in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
208 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was derived from the names of several English towns. The town names mean variously "willow town", "well town" or "town on the River Wylye" in Old English. The river name is itself of Celtic origin, possibly meaning "tricky".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Wilton (99.9%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wilton alive today is about 54 years old, and 49% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 36 and 74 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wilton first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1924, to 208 babies. In 2025, 15 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wilton has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #422, in 1924. In 2025 it ranked #6,115.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,115 |
| Best rank | #422 (1924) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #452 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wilton alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wilton were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 411 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wilton was given 12.1 times as often in Louisiana, 5.5 times in South Carolina and 4.8 times in North Carolina.
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