How Many People Are Named Wilkin?
An estimated 109 people in the United States have the first name Wilkin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Wilkin peaked in popularity in 2020 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilkin 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 Wilkin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
109
About 1 in 3,144,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2020
10 births
Total Registered
122
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilkin
Wilkin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 122 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wilkin as a male name
Ranked #14,074 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2020 (10 births)
Wilkin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilkin span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 27 babies were registered. Wilkin remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wilkin by Decade
How has Wilkin 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.
Wilkin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilkin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wilkin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilkin?
We estimate approximately 109 people named Wilkin 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 3,144,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilkin a common name?
Wilkin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 65.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 122 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilkin most popular?
Wilkin reached peak popularity in 2020, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilkin is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilkin a male name?
Wilkin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilkin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilkin Smith, Wilkin Johnson, Wilkin 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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