The baby name Wilford appears in baby name data for the United States from 1911 to 1984. It was most popular in 1921 with 334 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Wilford has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 21 |
| 1912 | 50 |
| 1913 | 83 |
| 1914 | 131 |
| 1915 | 237 |
| 1916 | 240 |
| 1917 | 279 |
| 1918 | 311 |
| 1919 | 281 |
| 1920 | 302 |
| 1921 | 334 |
| 1922 | 297 |
| 1923 | 251 |
| 1924 | 296 |
| 1925 | 308 |
| 1926 | 316 |
| 1927 | 285 |
| 1928 | 287 |
| 1929 | 214 |
| 1930 | 207 |
| 1931 | 222 |
| 1932 | 149 |
| 1933 | 99 |
| 1934 | 186 |
| 1935 | 114 |
| 1936 | 145 |
| 1937 | 162 |
| 1938 | 102 |
| 1939 | 119 |
| 1940 | 123 |
| 1941 | 67 |
| 1942 | 132 |
| 1943 | 135 |
| 1944 | 115 |
| 1945 | 80 |
| 1946 | 90 |
| 1947 | 144 |
| 1948 | 87 |
| 1949 | 102 |
| 1950 | 84 |
| 1951 | 102 |
| 1952 | 78 |
| 1953 | 49 |
| 1954 | 93 |
| 1955 | 140 |
| 1956 | 82 |
| 1957 | 55 |
| 1958 | 64 |
| 1959 | 33 |
| 1960 | 26 |
| 1961 | 26 |
| 1962 | 39 |
| 1963 | 16 |
| 1964 | 14 |
| 1965 | 24 |
| 1966 | 22 |
| 1968 | 14 |
| 1969 | 8 |
| 1970 | 17 |
| 1972 | 11 |
| 1973 | 7 |
| 1974 | 5 |
| 1975 | 5 |
| 1977 | 5 |
| 1978 | 6 |
| 1979 | 10 |
| 1981 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 |