How Many People Are Named Wilner?
An estimated 26 people in the United States have the first name Wilner. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 42 years old, and Wilner peaked in popularity in 1982 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wilner 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 Wilner paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wilner is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
26
About 1 in 13,182,859 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
42
years old
Peak Year
1982
7 births
Total Registered
27
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wilner
Wilner is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 27 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wilner as a male name
Ranked #9,190 in 1989
5 male births in 1989
Peak: 1982 (7 births)
Wilner: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wilner span from the 1970s to the 1980s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 22 babies were registered. Wilner remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wilner by Decade
How has Wilner 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.
Wilner + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wilner as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wilner
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wilner: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wilner?
We estimate approximately 26 people named Wilner 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 13,182,859 Americans share this first name.
Is Wilner a common name?
Wilner is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 44.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wilner most popular?
Wilner reached peak popularity in 1982, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wilner is approximately 42 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wilner a male name?
Wilner is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wilner Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wilner Smith, Wilner Johnson, Wilner 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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