Wilburn

Where Wilburn comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Wilburn.

Wilburn through the years
  1. 1880
    First SSA year
    Already #442 among boys, with 16 babies in the first year on record.
  2. 1892
    Wilburn Cartwright born
    American politician
  3. 1922
    Wilburn K. Ross born
    United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
  4. 1926
    Peak, #318
    317 babies named Wilburn, the most in any year.
  5. 1942
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #505.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name.
Namesakes
  • Wilburn Cartwright · American politician, 1892–1979
  • Wilburn K. Ross · United States Army Medal of Honor recipient, 1922–2017

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.