Wilbur

Boy name

Wilbur has been given to 57,196 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.

Meaning & origin

From an Old English female given name Wilburg, from wil (“will”) + burh (“fortress”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

57,196

Peak year

1918 (1,809 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -10%

Gender split

1% girls / 99% boys

Wilbur Scoville

American pharmacist (1865–1942)

Wilbur L. Ross Jr.

United States 39th Secretary of Commerce

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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