Wilbur

Given to 57,196 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +22% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

#3949

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

boys 27

Peak year

1913

1,044 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

57,196

since 1880

Born a Wilbur? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Wilbur was most popular in 1913, when 1,044 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 27 babies were named Wilbur, ranking #3949 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 22%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	27	3949
2024	<5	—	42	2958
2023	<5	—	33	3474
2022	<5	—	30	3691
2021	<5	—	25	4118
2020	<5	—	21	4540
2019	<5	—	37	3143
2018	<5	—	28	3793
2017	<5	—	28	3781
2016	<5	—	25	4098
2015	<5	—	30	3591
2014	<5	—	23	4263
2013	<5	—	22	4313
2012	<5	—	15	5720
2011	<5	—	21	4509
2010	<5	—	22	4366
2009	<5	—	24	4160
2008	<5	—	24	4145
2007	<5	—	28	3687
2006	<5	—	24	4001
2005	<5	—	19	4464
2004	<5	—	26	3534
2003	<5	—	29	3186
2002	<5	—	27	3259
2001	<5	—	28	3143
2000	<5	—	30	2922
1999	<5	—	31	2722
1998	<5	—	41	2199
1997	<5	—	38	2228
1996	<5	—	37	2218
1995	<5	—	41	2026
1994	<5	—	42	1977
1993	<5	—	39	2050
1992	<5	—	53	1643
1991	<5	—	59	1482
1990	<5	—	52	1587
1989	<5	—	62	1392
1988	<5	—	72	1189
1987	<5	—	62	1234
1986	<5	—	65	1174
1985	<5	—	80	1020
1984	<5	—	74	1033
1983	<5	—	72	1040
1982	<5	—	97	907
1981	<5	—	103	875
1980	<5	—	95	911
1979	<5	—	104	851
1978	<5	—	112	803
1977	<5	—	106	828
1976	<5	—	104	820
1975	<5	—	122	754
1974	<5	—	124	730
1973	<5	—	127	714
1972	<5	—	132	698
1971	<5	—	193	597
1970	<5	—	149	671
1969	<5	—	204	549
1968	<5	—	181	565
1967	<5	—	176	567
1966	<5	—	238	491
1965	<5	—	255	484
1964	<5	—	276	476
1963	<5	—	269	487
1962	<5	—	310	451
1961	<5	—	309	461
1960	<5	—	354	426
1959	5	6245	354	423
1958	<5	—	352	417
1957	<5	—	384	394
1956	<5	—	402	368
1955	<5	—	435	346
1954	7	4655	429	344
1953	5	5673	437	335
1952	<5	—	416	342
1951	<5	—	436	329
1950	<5	—	488	307
1949	<5	—	487	309
1948	<5	—	537	297
1947	<5	—	595	283
1946	<5	—	523	279
1945	5	4556	508	258
1944	5	4574	586	232
1943	7	3801	667	218
1942	<5	—	688	214
1941	<5	—	666	204
1940	6	3863	705	193
1939	<5	—	702	190
1938	<5	—	842	173
1937	9	2940	725	183
1936	11	2521	781	173
1935	8	3156	861	165
1934	6	3802	920	162
1933	9	2868	896	159
1932	5	4411	1,016	152
1931	8	3226	1,087	149
1930	9	3055	1,214	141
1929	7	3682	1,294	131
1928	10	2954	1,400	127
1927	14	2433	1,361	130
1926	17	2165	1,510	122
1925	12	2778	1,597	110
1924	10	3144	1,667	106
1923	10	3125	1,672	105
1922	15	2387	1,716	102
1921	12	2762	1,755	100
1920	14	2463	1,741	98
1919	17	2063	1,689	98
1918	9	3244	1,800	97
1917	10	2879	1,749	92
1916	8	3258	1,680	94
1915	<5	—	1,685	92
1914	8	2638	1,248	96
1913	5	3187	1,044	91
1912	7	2360	832	92
1911	<5	—	386	101
1910	<5	—	298	104
1909	<5	—	259	105
1908	<5	—	233	109
1907	<5	—	209	114
1906	<5	—	175	123
1905	<5	—	167	132
1904	<5	—	177	119
1903	<5	—	165	121
1902	<5	—	163	119
1901	<5	—	130	130
1900	<5	—	161	137
1899	<5	—	115	140
1898	<5	—	156	117
1897	<5	—	111	144
1896	<5	—	120	138
1895	<5	—	125	132
1894	<5	—	104	147
1893	<5	—	104	144
1892	<5	—	116	140
1891	<5	—	97	138
1890	<5	—	94	150
1889	<5	—	102	141
1888	<5	—	103	147
1887	<5	—	112	118
1886	<5	—	106	128
1885	<5	—	92	146
1884	<5	—	82	171
1883	<5	—	73	168
1882	<5	—	81	166
1881	<5	—	81	152
1880	<5	—	82	162

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Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years