How Many People Are Named Wilkes?
An estimated 257 people in the United States have the first name Wilkes. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Wilkes peaked in popularity in 2018 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilkes as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wilkes paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
257
About 1 in 1,333,674 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2018
30 births
Total Registered
298
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilkes
Wilkes is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 298 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wilkes as a male name
Ranked #4,404 in 2024
24 male births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (30 births)
Wilkes: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilkes span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 125 babies were registered. While Wilkes is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Wilkes by Decade
How has Wilkes tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wilkes by State
Wilkes + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilkes as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wilkes: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilkes?
We estimate approximately 257 people named Wilkes are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,333,674 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilkes a common name?
Wilkes is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 77.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 298 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilkes most popular?
Wilkes reached peak popularity in 2018, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilkes is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilkes a male name?
Wilkes is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilkes Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilkes Smith, Wilkes Johnson, Wilkes Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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