How Many People Are Named Wilkins?
An estimated 217 people in the United States have the first name Wilkins. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Wilkins peaked in popularity in 1991 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilkins 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 Wilkins paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
217
About 1 in 1,579,513 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1991
14 births
Total Registered
286
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilkins
Wilkins is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 286 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wilkins as a male name
Ranked #14,217 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1991 (14 births)
Wilkins: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilkins span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 57 babies were registered. Wilkins has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Wilkins by Decade
How has Wilkins 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.
Wilkins by State
Wilkins + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilkins as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Wilkins: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilkins?
We estimate approximately 217 people named Wilkins 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 1,579,513 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilkins a common name?
Wilkins is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 75.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 286 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilkins most popular?
Wilkins reached peak popularity in 1991, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilkins is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilkins a male name?
Wilkins is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilkins Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilkins Smith, Wilkins Johnson, Wilkins 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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