Wilburn

Last seen for girls in 1934 at #4,286 · Last seen for boys in 2022 at #12,330
Given to boys 99.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1926 · 317 births
Debut · boys
16 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
10,324
since 1880

Wilburn over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Wilburn has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #318, 1926boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2022—#12,3305
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2008—#11,0376
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2004—#9,9486
2003——
2002—#9,3926
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1999—#9,9125
1998—#6,3149
1997—#8,1106
1996——
1995—#5,9289
1994—#7,7706
1993—#8,7005
1992—#5,23610
1991—#4,23113
1990—#7,1786
1989—#3,61815
1988—#3,91512
1987—#4,9688
1986—#2,89117
1985—#3,21614
1984—#3,10714
1983—#3,88410
1982—#5,6196
1981—#2,68017
1980—#2,00327
1979—#2,10424
1978—#2,06823
1977—#2,45818
1976—#1,57234
1975—#2,06522
1974—#1,54632
1973—#1,29441
1972—#1,47333
1971—#1,30941
1970—#1,49432
1969—#1,26539
1968—#1,05749
1967—#1,06148
1966—#1,02750
1965—#1,01253
1964—#92168
1963—#1,01256
1962—#96762
1961—#94066
1960—#1,03455
1959—#92668
1958—#90270
1957—#91968
1956—#82083
1955—#73997
1954—#75888
1953—#80579
1952—#699100
1951—#79179
1950—#75084
1949—#649111
1948—#556145
1947—#575139
1946—#552134
1945—#567113
1944—#504144
1943—#507149
1942—#505147
1941—#455168
1940—#430184
1939—#414189
1938—#385214
1937—#424179
1936—#397191
1935—#390195
1934#4,2865#359229
1933—#379206
1932—#378220
1931#4,3315#356244
1930—#361254
1929—#377232
1928—#359258
1927—#357268
1926—#318317
1925—#352280
1924—#350284
1923—#335302
1922—#382247
1921—#338304
1920—#365269
1919—#341274
1918#4,8095#357265
1917—#374227
1916—#360226
1915—#382196
1914—#412133
1913—#396116
1912—#41289
1911—#40949
1910—#40743
1909—#49627
1908—#43830
1907—#44827
1906—#50320
1905—#41027
1904—#53817
1903—#45121
1902—#49019
1901—#55913
1900—#47723
1899—#54813
1898—#52316
1897—#51515
1896—#55114
1895—#7389
1894—#63111
1893—#47915
1892—#64111
1891—#52412
1890—#43417
1889—#58111
1888—#46417
1887—#51612
1886—#57811
1885—#52113
1884—#52013
1883—#55611
1882—#38921
1881—#46014
1880—#44216
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilburn was already there! It came in at #442, and was given to 16 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1996, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Wilburn is popular in 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMOKentucky: #344 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,431 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #494 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 9,009 boysNCSouth Carolina: #419 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,107 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedLAMississippi: #361 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,126 boysMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedALGeorgia: #398 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,866 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Wilburn, so not publishedHITexas: #634 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 9,899 boysTXFlorida: #454 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,652 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Kentucky#344 · 1 in 4,431
  2. Mississippi#361 · 1 in 4,126
  3. Georgia#398 · 1 in 5,866
  4. South Carolina#419 · 1 in 6,107
  5. Florida#454 · 1 in 7,652

Best ever in a state: #116 in Arkansas, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#34481 in 4,431
Mississippi#36171 in 4,126
Georgia#39881 in 5,866
South Carolina#41951 in 6,107
Florida#45451 in 7,652
North Carolina#49461 in 9,009
Texas#634121 in 9,899
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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 Wilburn
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
  • Biggest jump: 187 spots in 1896 (#738 → #551)
  • Biggest drop: 167 spots in 1883 (#389 → #556)
Rise & fade · boys
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1926 at #318 (317 births)
  • Births halved by 1942, 16 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 83 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 83 yrs · run 1880–1959
Share of babies · boys
1 in 3,503
  • Highest: 1 in 3,503 boys born in 1926 were named Wilburn (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 349,202 boys born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 26.7% of all boys named Wilburn (2,761) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s139#389 (1882)#503
1890s133#434 (1890)#558
1900s224#410 (1905)#481
1910s1,618#341 (1919)#385
1920s2,761#318 (1926)#353
1930s2,121#356 (1931)#384
1940s1,434#430 (1940)#530
1950s816#699 (1952)#811
1960s546#921 (1964)#1,030
1970s300#1,294 (1973)#1,738
1980s140#2,003 (1980)#3,590
1990s69#4,231 (1991)#7,042
2000s18#9,392 (2002)#10,126
2010s0——
2020s5#12,330 (2022)#12,330

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.

Wilburn in 1953

boys
#805
79 births · 1 in 24,966 boys

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #805Wilburn79
More about 1953

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 24,966 of them was named Wilburn, which outranked 81.5% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wilburn
  1. #798Donovan80
  2. #798Lupe80
  3. #798Robby80
  4. #805Wilburn79
  5. #805Agustin79
  6. #805Arnulfo79
  7. #805Boyce79
  8. #813Brendan78
  9. #813Hayward78
  10. #813Johnathan78

Tied with 7 names at #805; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →