Wilf is a distinctive choice, ranked #822 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Wilf in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#822
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About the Name Wilf
Wilf is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 51 places over five years. Its high point was #610 in 2018, and it now sits at #880. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Wilf is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Wilf in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Wilf
Einat Wilf — Einat Wilf is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party and Independence.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Wilf
Unlikely. With around 39 UK babies named Wilf per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Wilf in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Wilf has been fairly steady, ranked #822 in 2025 against #829 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #610 in 2018.
Wilf is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Wilf include: Einat Wilf, Orin Wilf and Leonard Wilf. Short summaries for each appear below.
Wilf does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Wilfs in the wild.
39
UK babies named Wilf (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 7 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Wilf
Almost certainly the only Wilf in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Wilf
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Wilfred Francis Greaves was a Canadian amateur light middleweight and professional light middle/middle/light heavyweight boxer of the 1950s and '60s who as an amateur won the gold medal at light middleweight in the Boxing at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and as a professional won the Canada middleweight title, and British Commonwealth middleweight title, his professional fighting weight varied from 152 lb (69 kg; 10 st 12 lb), i.e. light middleweight to 164 lb (74 kg; 11 st 10 lb), i.e.
Wilfrid Paiement, Jr. is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right wing who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1974 through 1988, for seven different NHL teams.