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

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Peak · boys
1920 · 867 births
Debut · boys
29 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
40,015
since 1880

Wilbert over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Wilbert has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #160, 1920boys
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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
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,85720
2024—#5,06719
2023—#5,25518
2022—#4,08926
2021—#5,56216
2020—#3,81127
2019—#5,34017
2018—#3,89127
2017—#3,31234
2016—#3,11137
2015—#3,59130
2014—#3,15435
2013—#2,95538
2012—#2,77243
2011—#2,79842
2010—#2,82642
2009—#2,32056
2008—#2,29157
2007—#2,21360
2006—#2,10262
2005—#1,88967
2004—#2,20852
2003—#1,96259
2002—#1,64772
2001—#1,89358
2000—#1,69967
1999—#1,80155
1998—#1,41880
1997—#1,41377
1996—#1,87248
1995—#1,30781
1994—#1,33277
1993—#1,21686
1992—#1,11996
1991—#1,063104
1990—#948120
1989—#1,03799
1988—#943104
1987—#884112
1986—#840116
1985—#839114
1984—#835110
1983—#740136
1982—#681163
1981—#717145
1980—#644181
1979—#678158
1978—#691147
1977—#623181
1976—#671150
1975—#645160
1974#7,6806#570198
1973—#592177
1972—#589183
1971#7,3886#582198
1970—#502259
1969—#464272
1968—#473256
1967#6,8045#488235
1966—#451291
1965#5,8176#475269
1964—#444326
1963—#430346
1962—#430345
1961—#413369
1960#5,6966#366465
1959—#366458
1958—#378422
1957—#340495
1956#5,3256#328510
1955—#326510
1954—#318509
1953—#309534
1952#4,9086#287591
1951—#297540
1950#5,3015#274578
1949—#261621
1948#3,8838#285558
1947—#277602
1946—#262577
1945—#250537
1944—#257522
1943—#240609
1942—#225640
1941#3,9546#222577
1940—#221566
1939#2,73610#215565
1938#3,4507#198645
1937—#214554
1936—#206586
1935—#222542
1934#3,1598#208596
1933—#192627
1932#3,2748#195654
1931#3,2268#193675
1930#2,84510#192720
1929#2,92110#199684
1928#3,7437#192741
1927#2,55213#185778
1926#3,8737#183778
1925#4,0287#179804
1924—#177813
1923#3,6418#169847
1922—#167902
1921—#163899
1920#4,9755#160867
1919#4,8145#168809
1918—#171790
1917—#169755
1916—#171716
1915#4,2745#175651
1914—#162545
1913—#170405
1912—#198291
1911—#184167
1910—#186146
1909—#21798
1908—#200101
1907—#22283
1906—#20585
1905—#23271
1904—#24260
1903—#23459
1902—#26150
1901—#23752
1900—#25663
1899—#28637
1898—#26346
1897—#28540
1896—#29040
1895—#30535
1894—#32230
1893—#30732
1892—#27443
1891—#31828
1890—#32828
1889—#35125
1888—#34329
1887—#37719
1886—#43117
1885—#35524
1884—#34426
1883—#26338
1882—#39920
1881—#29629
1880—#31429
First appearance
1880

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 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedNHWashington: #197 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,885 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #87 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 333 boysNDMinnesota: #162 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,075 boysMNIllinois: #136 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 966 boysILWisconsin: #117 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 677 boysWIMichigan: #170 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,365 boysMINew York: #339 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 6,018 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #174 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 978 boysSDIowa: #185 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,425 boysIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedINOhio: #156 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,254 boysOHPennsylvania: #153 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 1,479 boysPANew Jersey: #227 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,341 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #296 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,829 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedUTColorado: #214 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,612 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedNEMissouri: #133 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 797 boysMOKentucky: #294 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,555 boysKYWest Virginia: #151 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 924 boysWVVirginia: #154 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,007 boysVAMaryland: #113 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 818 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedNMKansas: #171 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,166 boysKSArkansas: #283 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,034 boysARTennessee: #254 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,397 boysTNNorth Carolina: #106 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 566 boysNCSouth Carolina: #154 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,018 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Wilbert, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #366 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,776 boysOKLouisiana: #54 for boys · 82 births · 1 in 243 boysLAMississippi: #169 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,067 boysMSAlabama: #159 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,058 boysALGeorgia: #263 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,253 boysGAHawaii: #132 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 521 boysHITexas: #251 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,527 boysTXFlorida: #218 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,696 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Louisiana#54 · 1 in 243
  2. North Dakota#87 · 1 in 333
  3. North Carolina#106 · 1 in 566
  4. Maryland#113 · 1 in 818
  5. Wisconsin#117 · 1 in 677

Best ever in a state: #51 in Louisiana, 1922.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#54821 in 243
North Dakota#87191 in 333
North Carolina#106601 in 566
Maryland#113161 in 818
Wisconsin#117351 in 677
Hawaii#13261 in 521
Missouri#133371 in 797
Illinois#136601 in 966
West Virginia#151191 in 924
Pennsylvania#153591 in 1,479
South Carolina#154181 in 1,018
Virginia#154221 in 1,007
Ohio#156421 in 1,254
Alabama#159261 in 1,058
Minnesota#162201 in 1,075
Mississippi#169191 in 1,067
Michigan#170301 in 1,365
Kansas#171131 in 1,166
South Dakota#17461 in 978
Iowa#185141 in 1,425
Washington#19751 in 1,885
Colorado#21451 in 1,612
Florida#21891 in 1,696
New Jersey#22791 in 3,341
Texas#251361 in 1,527
Tennessee#254101 in 2,397
Georgia#263121 in 2,253
Arkansas#28391 in 2,034
Kentucky#294101 in 2,555
California#296131 in 2,829
New York#339161 in 6,018
Oklahoma#36661 in 3,776
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #160 (867 births)
  • Births halved by 1958, 38 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 110 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 110 yrs · run 1880–1988
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,201
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.3% of all boys named Wilbert (8,113) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s256#263 (1883)#347
1890s359#263 (1898)#298
1900s722#200 (1908)#231
1910s5,275#162 (1914)#175
1920s8,113#160 (1920)#177
1930s6,164#192 (1930)#204
1940s5,809#221 (1940)#250
1950s5,147#274 (1950)#322
1960s3,174#366 (1960)#443
1970s1,811#502 (1970)#614
1980s1,280#644 (1980)#816
1990s824#948 (1990)#1,349
2000s610#1,647 (2002)#2,022
2010s345#2,772 (2012)#3,375
2020s126#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 1926

girls
#3,873
7 births · 1 in 169,343 girls
boys
#183
778 births · 1 in 1,427 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #3,873Wilbert7

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #183Wilbert778
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 169,343 of them was named Wilbert, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wilbert
  1. #3,564Wylodean8
  2. #3,564Zane8
  3. #3,564Zonia8
  4. #3,873Wilbert7
  5. #3,873Adalee7
  6. #3,873Adelita7
  7. #3,873Adrianne7
  8. #4,306Acie6
  9. #4,306Adamae6
  10. #4,306Ader6

Tied with 432 names at #3,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,427 of them was named Wilbert, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wilbert
  1. #180Merle787
  2. #181Ira785
  3. #182Allan780
  4. #183Wilbert778
  5. #183Alton778
  6. #185Matthew777
  7. #186Leland776
  8. #187Ervin768

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1926 →