Is Wilbur a boy or girl name?
Wilbur is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 42 boys were named Wilbur, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.5% of the 57,170 US babies named Wilbur were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,986
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Wilbur since 1880
- 57,170
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 1,809 babies
Boys and girls named Wilbur, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 914 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 1,142 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 1,839 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 12,411 | 64 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 15,713 | 121 | 0.8% |
| 1930s | 9,044 | 65 | 0.7% |
| 1940s | 5,962 | 23 | 0.4% |
| 1950s | 4,133 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 1960s | 2,571 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1,274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 783 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 433 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 259 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 251 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 151 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 33 | #3,553 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 30 | #3,767 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 25 | #4,232 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,688 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 37 | #3,191 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 28 | #3,882 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,883 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 25 | #4,192 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 30 | #3,677 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 23 | #4,382 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,456 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 15 | #5,977 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 21 | #4,646 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 22 | #4,512 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 24 | #4,269 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,262 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 28 | #3,790 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 24 | #4,096 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 19 | #4,625 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 26 | #3,630 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 29 | #3,273 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,344 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 28 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,991 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,792 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 41 | #2,232 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 38 | #2,254 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 37 | #2,252 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,054 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 42 | #2,009 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 39 | #2,087 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 53 | #1,657 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 59 | #1,500 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 52 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 62 | #1,397 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,204 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 62 | #1,246 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 65 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 80 | #1,032 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 74 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 73 | #1,039 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 97 | #913 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 103 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 95 | #919 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 105 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 112 | #811 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 106 | #829 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 104 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 122 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 124 | #731 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 127 | #717 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 132 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 193 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 149 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 204 | #552 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 180 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 176 | #568 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 238 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 255 | #485 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 276 | #476 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 268 | #489 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 310 | #452 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 309 | #461 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 355 | #426 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 354 | #423 | 5 | #7,185 |
| 1958 | 352 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 384 | #395 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 402 | #369 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 435 | #346 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 429 | #345 | 7 | #5,141 |
| 1953 | 437 | #335 | 5 | #6,484 |
| 1952 | 416 | #343 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 436 | #329 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 488 | #308 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 487 | #309 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 537 | #297 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 595 | #283 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 523 | #281 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 508 | #259 | 5 | #5,222 |
| 1944 | 586 | #232 | 5 | #5,230 |
| 1943 | 667 | #218 | 7 | #4,188 |
| 1942 | 687 | #214 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 667 | #204 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 705 | #193 | 6 | #4,335 |
| 1939 | 702 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 842 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 726 | #183 | 9 | #3,142 |
| 1936 | 780 | #173 | 11 | #2,685 |
| 1935 | 861 | #166 | 8 | #3,423 |
| 1934 | 920 | #162 | 6 | #4,275 |
| 1933 | 896 | #159 | 9 | #3,104 |
| 1932 | 1,016 | #152 | 5 | #5,077 |
| 1931 | 1,087 | #149 | 8 | #3,488 |
| 1930 | 1,214 | #141 | 9 | #3,337 |
| 1929 | 1,294 | #131 | 7 | #4,041 |
| 1928 | 1,400 | #127 | 10 | #3,156 |
| 1927 | 1,361 | #130 | 14 | #2,547 |
| 1926 | 1,510 | #122 | 17 | #2,253 |
| 1925 | 1,597 | #110 | 12 | #2,934 |
| 1924 | 1,667 | #106 | 10 | #3,382 |
| 1923 | 1,672 | #105 | 10 | #3,347 |
| 1922 | 1,716 | #102 | 15 | #2,474 |
| 1921 | 1,755 | #100 | 12 | #2,937 |
| 1920 | 1,741 | #98 | 14 | #2,583 |
| 1919 | 1,689 | #98 | 17 | #2,152 |
| 1918 | 1,800 | #97 | 9 | #3,505 |
| 1917 | 1,749 | #92 | 10 | #3,083 |
| 1916 | 1,680 | #94 | 8 | #3,542 |
| 1915 | 1,685 | #92 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 1,248 | #96 | 8 | #2,868 |
| 1913 | 1,044 | #91 | 5 | #3,692 |
| 1912 | 832 | #92 | 7 | #2,624 |
| 1911 | 386 | #101 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 298 | #104 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 259 | #106 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 233 | #110 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 209 | #114 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 175 | #123 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 167 | #132 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 177 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 165 | #121 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 163 | #120 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 130 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 161 | #139 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 115 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 156 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 111 | #145 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 120 | #138 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 125 | #133 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 104 | #149 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 104 | #144 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 116 | #141 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 97 | #140 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 94 | #150 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 102 | #143 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 103 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 112 | #119 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 106 | #130 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 92 | #148 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 82 | #173 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 73 | #171 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 81 | #169 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 81 | #153 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 82 | #162 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Wilbur reached #91 in 1913. As a girl name, it reached #2,152 in 1919. 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 Wilbur
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.