Wilbert
Last seen for girls in 1974 at #7,680 · #4,857 for boys in 2025, 20 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1920 · 867 births
- Debut · boys
- 29 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 40,015since 1880
Wilbert over time
Rank among boys' names. Wilbert has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | — | #4,857 | 20 | |
| 2024 | — | #5,067 | 19 | |
| 2023 | — | #5,255 | 18 | |
| 2022 | — | #4,089 | 26 | |
| 2021 | — | #5,562 | 16 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,811 | 27 | |
| 2019 | — | #5,340 | 17 | |
| 2018 | — | #3,891 | 27 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,312 | 34 | |
| 2016 | — | #3,111 | 37 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,591 | 30 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,154 | 35 | |
| 2013 | — | #2,955 | 38 | |
| 2012 | — | #2,772 | 43 | |
| 2011 | — | #2,798 | 42 | |
| 2010 | — | #2,826 | 42 | |
| 2009 | — | #2,320 | 56 | |
| 2008 | — | #2,291 | 57 | |
| 2007 | — | #2,213 | 60 | |
| 2006 | — | #2,102 | 62 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,889 | 67 | |
| 2004 | — | #2,208 | 52 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,962 | 59 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,647 | 72 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,893 | 58 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,699 | 67 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,801 | 55 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,418 | 80 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,413 | 77 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,872 | 48 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,307 | 81 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,332 | 77 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,216 | 86 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,119 | 96 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,063 | 104 | |
| 1990 | — | #948 | 120 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,037 | 99 | |
| 1988 | — | #943 | 104 | |
| 1987 | — | #884 | 112 | |
| 1986 | — | #840 | 116 | |
| 1985 | — | #839 | 114 | |
| 1984 | — | #835 | 110 | |
| 1983 | — | #740 | 136 | |
| 1982 | — | #681 | 163 | |
| 1981 | — | #717 | 145 | |
| 1980 | — | #644 | 181 | |
| 1979 | — | #678 | 158 | |
| 1978 | — | #691 | 147 | |
| 1977 | — | #623 | 181 | |
| 1976 | — | #671 | 150 | |
| 1975 | — | #645 | 160 | |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #570 | 198 |
| 1973 | — | #592 | 177 | |
| 1972 | — | #589 | 183 | |
| 1971 | #7,388 | 6 | #582 | 198 |
| 1970 | — | #502 | 259 | |
| 1969 | — | #464 | 272 | |
| 1968 | — | #473 | 256 | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | #488 | 235 |
| 1966 | — | #451 | 291 | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | #475 | 269 |
| 1964 | — | #444 | 326 | |
| 1963 | — | #430 | 346 | |
| 1962 | — | #430 | 345 | |
| 1961 | — | #413 | 369 | |
| 1960 | #5,696 | 6 | #366 | 465 |
| 1959 | — | #366 | 458 | |
| 1958 | — | #378 | 422 | |
| 1957 | — | #340 | 495 | |
| 1956 | #5,325 | 6 | #328 | 510 |
| 1955 | — | #326 | 510 | |
| 1954 | — | #318 | 509 | |
| 1953 | — | #309 | 534 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #287 | 591 |
| 1951 | — | #297 | 540 | |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #274 | 578 |
| 1949 | — | #261 | 621 | |
| 1948 | #3,883 | 8 | #285 | 558 |
| 1947 | — | #277 | 602 | |
| 1946 | — | #262 | 577 | |
| 1945 | — | #250 | 537 | |
| 1944 | — | #257 | 522 | |
| 1943 | — | #240 | 609 | |
| 1942 | — | #225 | 640 | |
| 1941 | #3,954 | 6 | #222 | 577 |
| 1940 | — | #221 | 566 | |
| 1939 | #2,736 | 10 | #215 | 565 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #198 | 645 |
| 1937 | — | #214 | 554 | |
| 1936 | — | #206 | 586 | |
| 1935 | — | #222 | 542 | |
| 1934 | #3,159 | 8 | #208 | 596 |
| 1933 | — | #192 | 627 | |
| 1932 | #3,274 | 8 | #195 | 654 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #193 | 675 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 | #192 | 720 |
| 1929 | #2,921 | 10 | #199 | 684 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #192 | 741 |
| 1927 | #2,552 | 13 | #185 | 778 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #183 | 778 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #179 | 804 |
| 1924 | — | #177 | 813 | |
| 1923 | #3,641 | 8 | #169 | 847 |
| 1922 | — | #167 | 902 | |
| 1921 | — | #163 | 899 | |
| 1920 | #4,975 | 5 | #160 | 867 |
| 1919 | #4,814 | 5 | #168 | 809 |
| 1918 | — | #171 | 790 | |
| 1917 | — | #169 | 755 | |
| 1916 | — | #171 | 716 | |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #175 | 651 |
| 1914 | — | #162 | 545 | |
| 1913 | — | #170 | 405 | |
| 1912 | — | #198 | 291 | |
| 1911 | — | #184 | 167 | |
| 1910 | — | #186 | 146 | |
| 1909 | — | #217 | 98 | |
| 1908 | — | #200 | 101 | |
| 1907 | — | #222 | 83 | |
| 1906 | — | #205 | 85 | |
| 1905 | — | #232 | 71 | |
| 1904 | — | #242 | 60 | |
| 1903 | — | #234 | 59 | |
| 1902 | — | #261 | 50 | |
| 1901 | — | #237 | 52 | |
| 1900 | — | #256 | 63 | |
| 1899 | — | #286 | 37 | |
| 1898 | — | #263 | 46 | |
| 1897 | — | #285 | 40 | |
| 1896 | — | #290 | 40 | |
| 1895 | — | #305 | 35 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #307 | 32 | |
| 1892 | — | #274 | 43 | |
| 1891 | — | #318 | 28 | |
| 1890 | — | #328 | 28 | |
| 1889 | — | #351 | 25 | |
| 1888 | — | #343 | 29 | |
| 1887 | — | #377 | 19 | |
| 1886 | — | #431 | 17 | |
| 1885 | — | #355 | 24 | |
| 1884 | — | #344 | 26 | |
| 1883 | — | #263 | 38 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #296 | 29 | |
| 1880 | — | #314 | 29 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilbert was already there! It came in at #314, and was given to 29 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2021, when fewer than 17 boys a year got the name.
Where Wilbert is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Louisiana#52 · 1 in 233
- Maryland#96 · 1 in 616
- District of Columbia#97 · 1 in 596
- Wisconsin#100 · 1 in 515
- North Carolina#101 · 1 in 557
Best ever in a state: #51 in Louisiana, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #52 | 80 | 1 in 233 |
| Maryland | #96 | 21 | 1 in 616 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
| Wisconsin | #100 | 44 | 1 in 515 |
| North Carolina | #101 | 59 | 1 in 557 |
| South Dakota | #102 | 14 | 1 in 446 |
| North Dakota | #110 | 14 | 1 in 472 |
| Missouri | #115 | 43 | 1 in 648 |
| West Virginia | #118 | 22 | 1 in 691 |
| Illinois | #119 | 70 | 1 in 763 |
| Pennsylvania | #134 | 69 | 1 in 1,230 |
| Ohio | #144 | 44 | 1 in 1,120 |
| Minnesota | #148 | 21 | 1 in 1,003 |
| Mississippi | #149 | 24 | 1 in 803 |
| Kansas | #154 | 15 | 1 in 1,057 |
| New Jersey | #155 | 17 | 1 in 1,710 |
| Iowa | #157 | 20 | 1 in 1,046 |
| Kentucky | #163 | 22 | 1 in 1,132 |
| Colorado | #164 | 9 | 1 in 908 |
| South Carolina | #169 | 18 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Virginia | #170 | 20 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Florida | #179 | 9 | 1 in 1,073 |
| Alabama | #196 | 19 | 1 in 1,347 |
| Michigan | #201 | 20 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Nebraska | #205 | 8 | 1 in 1,491 |
| Georgia | #213 | 19 | 1 in 1,687 |
| Indiana | #228 | 10 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Texas | #229 | 39 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Tennessee | #253 | 11 | 1 in 2,138 |
| New York | #264 | 25 | 1 in 3,617 |
| Arkansas | #270 | 9 | 1 in 1,945 |
| Oklahoma | #300 | 9 | 1 in 2,415 |
| California | #327 | 8 | 1 in 3,251 |
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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.
See more about Wilbert
- 210 spots since 2024 (#5,067 → #4,857)
- 1,046 spots since 2020 (#3,811 → #4,857)
- 1,266 spots since 2015 (#3,591 → #4,857)
- Biggest jump: 136 spots in 1883 (#399 → #263)
- Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1991 (#948 → #1,063)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #160 (867 births)
- Births halved by 1958, 38 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1988
- Highest: 1 in 1,201 boys born in 1914 were named Wilbert (0.08%)
- Latest: 1 in 85,404 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #160 in 1920, was only 1 in 1,228 (0.08%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 20.3% of all boys named Wilbert (8,113) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 256 | #263 (1883) | #347 |
| 1890s | 359 | #263 (1898) | #298 |
| 1900s | 722 | #200 (1908) | #231 |
| 1910s | 5,275 | #162 (1914) | #175 |
| 1920s | 8,113 | #160 (1920) | #177 |
| 1930s | 6,164 | #192 (1930) | #204 |
| 1940s | 5,809 | #221 (1940) | #250 |
| 1950s | 5,147 | #274 (1950) | #322 |
| 1960s | 3,174 | #366 (1960) | #443 |
| 1970s | 1,811 | #502 (1970) | #614 |
| 1980s | 1,280 | #644 (1980) | #816 |
| 1990s | 824 | #948 (1990) | #1,349 |
| 2000s | 610 | #1,647 (2002) | #2,022 |
| 2010s | 345 | #2,772 (2012) | #3,375 |
| 2020s | 126 | #3,811 (2020) | #4,774 |
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.
Wilbert in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 239,658 of them was named Wilbert, which outranked 13.7% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied with 792 names at #4,975; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 1,228 of them was named Wilbert, which outranked 96.8% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.