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Wilbur

Boy

Meaning of Wilbur: English: 'resolute or brilliant'

Wilbur is a boy's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3907th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 545th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3907

27 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#545

70 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

57,196

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 103 babies1982: 97 babies1983: 72 babies1984: 74 babies1985: 80 babies1986: 65 babies1987: 62 babies1988: 72 babies1989: 62 babies1990: 52 babies19901991: 59 babies1992: 53 babies1993: 39 babies1994: 42 babies1995: 41 babies1996: 37 babies1997: 38 babies1998: 41 babies1999: 31 babies2000: 30 babies20002001: 28 babies2002: 27 babies2003: 29 babies2004: 26 babies2005: 19 babies2006: 24 babies2007: 28 babies2008: 24 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 22 babies20102011: 21 babies2012: 15 babies2013: 22 babies2014: 23 babies2015: 30 babies2016: 25 babies2017: 28 babies2018: 28 babies2019: 37 babies2020: 21 babies20202021: 25 babies2022: 30 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 42 babies2025: 27 babies
US babies named Wilbur per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 103.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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