Recorded 1913–1941 Girls' name Peak 1913 165 births

Wilba — girls' name

165 babies named Wilba in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s641920s581930s371940s6
1910s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Wilba was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

18 babies were named Wilba in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilba

The Social Security Administration has registered 165 babies named Wilba between 1913 and 1941, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1941. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilba performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wilba shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilba in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 165 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Wilba at a glance

Last recorded 1941

Total births

165

Since 1913

29 years of records

Peak year

1913

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1941

Active since

1913

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1941

Wilba popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1941–1913

Last recorded 1941
Peak year (1913)
18
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
05101520 19411936193019261923191919161913 18

Wilba by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
64 births that decade — 39% of Wilba's all-time total
1910s641920s581930s371940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilba?
165 babies have been named Wilba since 1913. It was last recorded in 1941. The peak year was 1913 with 18 births.
When was Wilba most popular?
Wilba was most popular in the 1910s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
How long has the name Wilba been used?
Wilba has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 29 years of data through 1941.
What names are similar to Wilba?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Willie, Wilma, Willow, Willa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1913–1941 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.