Wilbur is an established boys' name that peaked in 1918 and has since faded.
Wilbur is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,040 for boy births in the United States (and #8,632 across all names), given to 27 babies. Wilbur was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (1,800 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | — | #4,040 |
| 2024 | 42 | 42 | — | #2,998 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,560 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,768 |
| 2021 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,233 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,688 |
| 2019 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,192 |
| 2018 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,882 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,883 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,192 |
| 2015 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,679 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | — | #4,383 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,456 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | — | #5,979 |
| 2011 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,648 |
| 2010 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,513 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,270 |
| 2008 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,262 |
| 2007 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,790 |
| 2006 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,097 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,627 |
| 2004 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,630 |
| 2003 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,274 |
| 2002 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,224 |
| 2000 | 30 | 30 | — | #2,991 |
| 1999 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,793 |
| 1998 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,232 |
| 1997 | 38 | — | — | #2,256 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | — | #2,252 |
| 1995 | 41 | — | — | #2,054 |
| 1994 | 42 | — | — | #2,009 |
| 1993 | 39 | — | — | #2,087 |
| 1992 | 53 | — | — | #1,657 |
| 1991 | 59 | — | — | #1,500 |
| 1990 | 52 | — | — | #1,613 |
| 1989 | 62 | — | — | #1,397 |
| 1988 | 72 | — | — | #1,203 |
| 1987 | 62 | — | — | #1,246 |
| 1986 | 65 | — | — | #1,187 |
| 1985 | 80 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1984 | 74 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1983 | 72 | — | — | #1,048 |
| 1982 | 97 | — | — | #913 |
| 1981 | 103 | — | — | #881 |
| 1980 | 95 | — | — | #919 |
| 1979 | 104 | — | — | #854 |
| 1978 | 112 | — | — | #810 |
| 1977 | 106 | — | — | #829 |
| 1976 | 104 | — | — | #824 |
| 1975 | 122 | — | — | #757 |
| 1974 | 124 | — | — | #731 |
| 1973 | 127 | — | — | #717 |
| 1972 | 132 | — | — | #702 |
| 1971 | 193 | — | — | #599 |
| 1970 | 149 | — | — | #671 |
| 1969 | 204 | — | — | #551 |
| 1968 | 181 | — | — | #567 |
| 1967 | 176 | — | — | #568 |
| 1966 | 238 | — | — | #491 |
| 1965 | 255 | — | — | #485 |
| 1964 | 276 | — | — | #476 |
| 1963 | 269 | — | — | #487 |
| 1962 | 310 | — | — | #452 |
| 1961 | 309 | — | — | #461 |
| 1960 | 354 | — | — | #426 |
| 1959 | 359 | — | #7,185 | #423 |
| 1958 | 352 | — | — | #418 |
| 1957 | 384 | — | — | #395 |
| 1956 | 402 | — | — | #369 |
| 1955 | 435 | — | — | #346 |
| 1954 | 436 | — | #5,141 | #345 |
| 1953 | 442 | — | #6,484 | #335 |
| 1952 | 416 | — | — | #343 |
| 1951 | 436 | — | — | #329 |
| 1950 | 488 | — | — | #308 |
| 1949 | 487 | — | — | #309 |
| 1948 | 537 | — | — | #297 |
| 1947 | 595 | — | — | #283 |
| 1946 | 523 | — | — | #281 |
| 1945 | 513 | — | #5,221 | #259 |
| 1944 | 591 | — | #5,230 | #232 |
| 1943 | 674 | — | #4,188 | #218 |
| 1942 | 688 | — | — | #214 |
| 1941 | 666 | — | — | #204 |
| 1940 | 711 | — | #4,335 | #193 |
| 1939 | 702 | — | — | #190 |
| 1938 | 842 | — | — | #173 |
| 1937 | 734 | — | #3,142 | #183 |
| 1936 | 792 | — | #2,685 | #173 |
| 1935 | 869 | — | #3,423 | #166 |
| 1934 | 926 | — | #4,275 | #162 |
| 1933 | 905 | — | #3,104 | #159 |
| 1932 | 1,021 | — | #5,077 | #152 |
| 1931 | 1,095 | — | #3,488 | #149 |
| 1930 | 1,223 | — | #3,337 | #141 |
| 1929 | 1,301 | — | #4,041 | #131 |
| 1928 | 1,410 | — | #3,156 | #127 |
| 1927 | 1,375 | — | #2,547 | #130 |
| 1926 | 1,527 | — | #2,253 | #122 |
| 1925 | 1,609 | — | #2,934 | #110 |
| 1924 | 1,677 | — | #3,382 | #106 |
| 1923 | 1,682 | — | #3,347 | #105 |
| 1922 | 1,731 | — | #2,474 | #102 |
| 1921 | 1,767 | — | #2,937 | #100 |
| 1920 | 1,755 | — | #2,583 | #98 |
| 1919 | 1,706 | — | #2,152 | #98 |
| 1918 | 1,809 | — | #3,505 | #97 |
| 1917 | 1,759 | — | #3,083 | #92 |
| 1916 | 1,688 | — | #3,542 | #94 |
| 1915 | 1,685 | — | — | #92 |
| 1914 | 1,256 | — | #2,868 | #96 |
| 1913 | 1,049 | — | #3,692 | #91 |
| 1912 | 839 | — | #2,624 | #92 |
| 1911 | 386 | — | — | #101 |
| 1910 | 298 | — | — | #104 |
| 1909 | 259 | — | — | #106 |
| 1908 | 233 | — | — | #110 |
| 1907 | 209 | — | — | #114 |
| 1906 | 175 | — | — | #123 |
| 1905 | 167 | — | — | #132 |
| 1904 | 177 | — | — | #121 |
| 1903 | 165 | — | — | #121 |
| 1902 | 163 | — | — | #120 |
| 1901 | 130 | — | — | #130 |
| 1900 | 161 | — | — | #139 |
| 1899 | 115 | — | — | #140 |
| 1898 | 156 | — | — | #118 |
| 1897 | 111 | — | — | #145 |
| 1896 | 120 | — | — | #138 |
| 1895 | 125 | — | — | #133 |
| 1894 | 104 | — | — | #149 |
| 1893 | 104 | — | — | #144 |
| 1892 | 116 | — | — | #141 |
| 1891 | 97 | — | — | #140 |
| 1890 | 94 | — | — | #150 |
| 1889 | 102 | — | — | #143 |
| 1888 | 103 | — | — | #147 |
| 1887 | 112 | — | — | #119 |
| 1886 | 106 | — | — | #130 |
| 1885 | 92 | — | — | #148 |
| 1884 | 82 | — | — | #173 |
| 1883 | 73 | — | — | #171 |
| 1882 | 81 | — | — | #169 |
| 1881 | 81 | — | — | #153 |
| 1880 | 82 | — | — | #162 |