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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Wilbert has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | |
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 1940
- 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
- Louisiana#81 · 1 in 323
- North Carolina#90 · 1 in 487
- Virginia#118 · 1 in 643
- Maryland#124 · 1 in 963
- Mississippi#161 · 1 in 1,038
Best ever in a state: #51 in Louisiana, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #81 | 70 | 1 in 323 |
| North Carolina | #90 | 76 | 1 in 487 |
| Virginia | #118 | 38 | 1 in 643 |
| Maryland | #124 | 14 | 1 in 963 |
| Mississippi | #161 | 21 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Florida | #162 | 16 | 1 in 967 |
| Alabama | #163 | 27 | 1 in 1,067 |
| Georgia | #175 | 25 | 1 in 1,246 |
| Pennsylvania | #178 | 36 | 1 in 2,133 |
| South Carolina | #196 | 16 | 1 in 1,326 |
| West Virginia | #209 | 12 | 1 in 1,615 |
| Texas | #218 | 51 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Ohio | #227 | 19 | 1 in 2,850 |
| Indiana | #239 | 9 | 1 in 3,159 |
| Missouri | #270 | 9 | 1 in 3,244 |
| Illinois | #274 | 15 | 1 in 3,926 |
| Oklahoma | #274 | 9 | 1 in 2,368 |
| Michigan | #284 | 11 | 1 in 4,184 |
| Arkansas | #295 | 7 | 1 in 2,750 |
| Wisconsin | #299 | 5 | 1 in 5,026 |
| Tennessee | #302 | 8 | 1 in 3,489 |
| Minnesota | #315 | 5 | 1 in 4,787 |
| New York | #319 | 16 | 1 in 5,859 |
| Kentucky | #401 | 6 | 1 in 4,759 |
| California | #543 | 5 | 1 in 10,541 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1940
boys
#221
566 births · 1 in 2,048 boys
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,048 of them was named Wilbert, which outranked 94.4% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Wilbert
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.