Wilbur
Last seen for girls in 1959 at #6,245 · #3,949 for boys in 2025, 27 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1913 · 1,044 births
- Debut · boys
- 82 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 10 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 56,906since 1880
Wilbur over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #3,949 | 27 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,958 | 42 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,474 | 33 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,691 | 30 | |
| 2021 | — | #4,118 | 25 | |
| 2020 | — | #4,540 | 21 | |
| 2019 | — | #3,143 | 37 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,793 | 28 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,781 | 28 | |
| 2016 | — | #4,098 | 25 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,591 | 30 | |
| 2014 | — | #4,263 | 23 | |
| 2013 | — | #4,313 | 22 | |
| 2012 | — | #5,720 | 15 | |
| 2011 | — | #4,509 | 21 | |
| 2010 | — | #4,366 | 22 | |
| 2009 | — | #4,160 | 24 | |
| 2008 | — | #4,145 | 24 | |
| 2007 | — | #3,687 | 28 | |
| 2006 | — | #4,001 | 24 | |
| 2005 | — | #4,464 | 19 | |
| 2004 | — | #3,534 | 26 | |
| 2003 | — | #3,186 | 29 | |
| 2002 | — | #3,259 | 27 | |
| 2001 | — | #3,143 | 28 | |
| 2000 | — | #2,922 | 30 | |
| 1999 | — | #2,722 | 31 | |
| 1998 | — | #2,199 | 41 | |
| 1997 | — | #2,228 | 38 | |
| 1996 | — | #2,218 | 37 | |
| 1995 | — | #2,026 | 41 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,977 | 42 | |
| 1993 | — | #2,050 | 39 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,643 | 53 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,482 | 59 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,587 | 52 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,392 | 62 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,189 | 72 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,234 | 62 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,174 | 65 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,020 | 80 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,033 | 74 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,040 | 72 | |
| 1982 | — | #907 | 97 | |
| 1981 | — | #875 | 103 | |
| 1980 | — | #911 | 95 | |
| 1979 | — | #851 | 104 | |
| 1978 | — | #803 | 112 | |
| 1977 | — | #828 | 106 | |
| 1976 | — | #820 | 104 | |
| 1975 | — | #754 | 122 | |
| 1974 | — | #730 | 124 | |
| 1973 | — | #714 | 127 | |
| 1972 | — | #698 | 132 | |
| 1971 | — | #597 | 193 | |
| 1970 | — | #671 | 149 | |
| 1969 | — | #549 | 204 | |
| 1968 | — | #565 | 181 | |
| 1967 | — | #567 | 176 | |
| 1966 | — | #491 | 238 | |
| 1965 | — | #484 | 255 | |
| 1964 | — | #476 | 276 | |
| 1963 | — | #487 | 269 | |
| 1962 | — | #451 | 310 | |
| 1961 | — | #461 | 309 | |
| 1960 | — | #426 | 354 | |
| 1959 | #6,245 | 5 | #423 | 354 |
| 1958 | — | #417 | 352 | |
| 1957 | — | #394 | 384 | |
| 1956 | — | #368 | 402 | |
| 1955 | — | #346 | 435 | |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #344 | 429 |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #335 | 437 |
| 1952 | — | #342 | 416 | |
| 1951 | — | #329 | 436 | |
| 1950 | — | #307 | 488 | |
| 1949 | — | #309 | 487 | |
| 1948 | — | #297 | 537 | |
| 1947 | — | #283 | 595 | |
| 1946 | — | #279 | 523 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #258 | 508 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #232 | 586 |
| 1943 | #3,801 | 7 | #218 | 667 |
| 1942 | — | #214 | 688 | |
| 1941 | — | #204 | 666 | |
| 1940 | #3,863 | 6 | #193 | 705 |
| 1939 | — | #190 | 702 | |
| 1938 | — | #173 | 842 | |
| 1937 | #2,940 | 9 | #183 | 725 |
| 1936 | #2,521 | 11 | #173 | 781 |
| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #165 | 861 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #162 | 920 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #159 | 896 |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | #152 | 1,016 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #149 | 1,087 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #141 | 1,214 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #131 | 1,294 |
| 1928 | #2,954 | 10 | #127 | 1,400 |
| 1927 | #2,433 | 14 | #130 | 1,361 |
| 1926 | #2,165 | 17 | #122 | 1,510 |
| 1925 | #2,778 | 12 | #110 | 1,597 |
| 1924 | #3,144 | 10 | #106 | 1,667 |
| 1923 | #3,125 | 10 | #105 | 1,672 |
| 1922 | #2,387 | 15 | #102 | 1,716 |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #100 | 1,755 |
| 1920 | #2,463 | 14 | #98 | 1,741 |
| 1919 | #2,063 | 17 | #98 | 1,689 |
| 1918 | #3,244 | 9 | #97 | 1,800 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #92 | 1,749 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #94 | 1,680 |
| 1915 | — | #92 | 1,685 | |
| 1914 | #2,638 | 8 | #96 | 1,248 |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #91 | 1,044 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | #92 | 832 |
| 1911 | — | #101 | 386 | |
| 1910 | — | #104 | 298 | |
| 1909 | — | #105 | 259 | |
| 1908 | — | #109 | 233 | |
| 1907 | — | #114 | 209 | |
| 1906 | — | #123 | 175 | |
| 1905 | — | #132 | 167 | |
| 1904 | — | #119 | 177 | |
| 1903 | — | #121 | 165 | |
| 1902 | — | #119 | 163 | |
| 1901 | — | #130 | 130 | |
| 1900 | — | #137 | 161 | |
| 1899 | — | #140 | 115 | |
| 1898 | — | #117 | 156 | |
| 1897 | — | #144 | 111 | |
| 1896 | — | #138 | 120 | |
| 1895 | — | #132 | 125 | |
| 1894 | — | #147 | 104 | |
| 1893 | — | #144 | 104 | |
| 1892 | — | #140 | 116 | |
| 1891 | — | #138 | 97 | |
| 1890 | — | #150 | 94 | |
| 1889 | — | #141 | 102 | |
| 1888 | — | #147 | 103 | |
| 1887 | — | #118 | 112 | |
| 1886 | — | #128 | 106 | |
| 1885 | — | #146 | 92 | |
| 1884 | — | #171 | 82 | |
| 1883 | — | #168 | 73 | |
| 1882 | — | #166 | 81 | |
| 1881 | — | #152 | 81 | |
| 1880 | — | #162 | 82 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilbur was already there! It came in at #162, and was given to 82 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2010–2013, when fewer than 23 boys a year got the name.
Where Wilbur is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Florida#106 · 1 in 553
- South Carolina#109 · 1 in 606
- District of Columbia#110 · 1 in 661
- Ohio#110 · 1 in 753
- Indiana#111 · 1 in 675
Best ever in a state: #25 in District of Columbia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #106 | 25 | 1 in 553 |
| South Carolina | #109 | 32 | 1 in 606 |
| District of Columbia | #110 | 8 | 1 in 661 |
| Ohio | #110 | 70 | 1 in 753 |
| Indiana | #111 | 40 | 1 in 675 |
| North Carolina | #123 | 52 | 1 in 687 |
| Maryland | #125 | 13 | 1 in 958 |
| Pennsylvania | #127 | 65 | 1 in 1,172 |
| Nebraska | #129 | 15 | 1 in 667 |
| Virginia | #134 | 31 | 1 in 751 |
| Oregon | #141 | 9 | 1 in 781 |
| Illinois | #142 | 53 | 1 in 1,077 |
| Idaho | #143 | 7 | 1 in 651 |
| Georgia | #147 | 31 | 1 in 954 |
| Iowa | #147 | 20 | 1 in 1,002 |
| Colorado | #148 | 11 | 1 in 849 |
| South Dakota | #149 | 6 | 1 in 811 |
| Kansas | #153 | 16 | 1 in 828 |
| Minnesota | #168 | 16 | 1 in 1,404 |
| West Virginia | #169 | 17 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Maine | #174 | 5 | 1 in 1,243 |
| Kentucky | #175 | 25 | 1 in 1,119 |
| Arkansas | #177 | 17 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Missouri | #177 | 22 | 1 in 1,263 |
| New Jersey | #179 | 12 | 1 in 2,123 |
| Alabama | #180 | 23 | 1 in 1,196 |
| Oklahoma | #186 | 18 | 1 in 1,171 |
| New York | #204 | 34 | 1 in 2,596 |
| Michigan | #206 | 19 | 1 in 2,332 |
| Wisconsin | #227 | 9 | 1 in 2,755 |
| Louisiana | #228 | 14 | 1 in 1,528 |
| Tennessee | #242 | 12 | 1 in 2,234 |
| Texas | #246 | 39 | 1 in 1,517 |
| California | #248 | 21 | 1 in 2,243 |
| Mississippi | #295 | 8 | 1 in 2,681 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
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| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 991 spots since 2024 (#2,958 → #3,949)
- 591 spots since 2020 (#4,540 → #3,949)
- 358 spots since 2015 (#3,591 → #3,949)
- Biggest jump: 74 spots in 1971 (#671 → #597)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1983 (#907 → #1,040)
Rise & fade · boys
33 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1913 at #91 (1,044 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 32 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 10 yrs · run 1912–1921
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1982
Share of babies · boys
1 in 491
- Highest: 1 in 491 boys born in 1913 were named Wilbur (0.20%)
- Latest: 1 in 63,262 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 27.6% of all boys named Wilbur (15,713) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 914 | #118 (1887) | #150 |
| 1890s | 1,142 | #117 (1898) | #139 |
| 1900s | 1,839 | #105 (1909) | #121 |
| 1910s | 12,411 | #91 (1913) | #96 |
| 1920s | 15,713 | #98 (1920) | #113 |
| 1930s | 9,044 | #141 (1930) | #165 |
| 1940s | 5,962 | #193 (1940) | #249 |
| 1950s | 4,133 | #307 (1950) | #361 |
| 1960s | 2,572 | #426 (1960) | #496 |
| 1970s | 1,273 | #597 (1971) | #747 |
| 1980s | 782 | #875 (1981) | #1,078 |
| 1990s | 433 | #1,482 (1991) | #2,013 |
| 2000s | 259 | #2,922 (2000) | #3,650 |
| 2010s | 251 | #3,143 (2019) | #4,158 |
| 2020s | 178 | #2,958 (2024) | #3,788 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wilbur in 1938
boys
#173
842 births · 1 in 1,317 boys
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 1,317 of them was named Wilbur, which outranked 95.7% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Wilbur
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.