Is Wilber a boy or girl name?
Wilber is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 25 boys were named Wilber, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.2% of the 6,875 US babies named Wilber were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,299
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wilber since 1880
- 6,875
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 162 babies
Boys and girls named Wilber, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 189 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 155 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 220 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,048 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 1,431 | 6 | 0.4% |
| 1930s | 958 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 575 | 5 | 0.9% |
| 1950s | 339 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 174 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 366 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 558 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 385 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 163 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25 | #4,299 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,552 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,210 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,998 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | #2,977 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,101 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,888 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,767 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | #3,289 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 40 | #2,963 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,928 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 40 | #2,891 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 38 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 42 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 53 | #2,399 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 41 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 68 | #2,058 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 56 | #2,335 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 81 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 53 | #2,263 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 60 | #2,023 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 61 | #1,934 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 47 | #2,248 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 47 | #2,215 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 44 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 45 | #2,139 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 34 | #2,550 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 29 | #2,747 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 33 | #2,438 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 40 | #2,100 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,500 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 44 | #1,906 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 36 | #2,172 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 37 | #2,049 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,048 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,357 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,595 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 18 | #2,939 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 18 | #2,884 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 8 | #5,129 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 17 | #2,821 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,894 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #4,225 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,600 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,092 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,396 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #5,043 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,162 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,506 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,900 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,831 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #3,010 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 21 | #2,018 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,513 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,971 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 20 | #1,833 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,606 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 12 | #2,460 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 16 | #2,078 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 19 | #1,899 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 17 | #2,041 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 25 | #1,625 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,872 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 15 | #2,207 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,383 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 29 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 31 | #1,434 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 29 | #1,477 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 32 | #1,369 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 37 | #1,241 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 40 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 45 | #1,092 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 33 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,339 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 36 | #1,203 | 5 | #6,043 |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 64 | #877 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 41 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 40 | #1,015 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 51 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 65 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 74 | #747 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 72 | #732 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 87 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 74 | #694 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 88 | #639 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 70 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 101 | #576 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 105 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 84 | #665 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 67 | #751 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 110 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 113 | #553 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 146 | #493 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 106 | #586 | 6 | #4,551 |
| 1928 | 123 | #551 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 142 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 139 | #515 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 147 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 160 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 158 | #488 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 159 | #495 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 146 | #514 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 151 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 162 | #468 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 151 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 151 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 125 | #505 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 160 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 94 | #506 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 71 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 64 | #499 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 35 | #504 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 35 | #473 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 31 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 21 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 24 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 24 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 18 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 21 | #480 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 17 | #549 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 13 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 31 | #412 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 6 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 21 | #451 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 12 | #650 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #460 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 21 | #435 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 15 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 15 | #507 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 18 | #479 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 11 | #594 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 16 | #487 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 14 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 11 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 22 | #355 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #511 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 22 | #387 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 23 | #374 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 17 | #447 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 29 | #322 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 14 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 23 | #362 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilber reached #322 in 1882. As a girl name, it reached #4,551 in 1929. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Wilber
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.