Boys' name · since 1880
Wilber
6,891 babies named Wilber in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,891
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Wilber is the #3951 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 6,891 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilber has been recorded 6,891 times among boys since 1880, currently ranked #3951 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,472 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,951 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 6,891 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilber ranks #1,472 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,951 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 6,891 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,472 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,951 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,891
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilber's 6,891 recorded births place it above 96.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Wilber compares
6,891 Top 11% higher than 89% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Wilber's all-time total is 19x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Wilber | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,891 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 162 | 34 | 22,252 |
Wilber's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Wilber's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 32% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 68%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1899, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 162, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Wilber popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 162
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Wilber popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1929 (Wilber as girls' name)
Wilber by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,431 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Wilber's strongest decade.
1,431 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Wilber births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 189
1880s
189 births
- 1890s 155
1890s
155 births
- 1900s 220
1900s
220 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,048 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,431 births
- 1930s
1930s
958 births
- 1940s
1940s
575 births
- 1950s 339
1950s
339 births
- 1960s 174
1960s
174 births
- 1970s 145
1970s
145 births
- 1980s 158
1980s
158 births
- 1990s 366
1990s
366 births
- 2000s 558
2000s
558 births
- 2010s 385
2010s
385 births
- 2020s 190
2020s
190 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,431 births (21% of all-time use).
How Wilber compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Wilber's total volume
Wilber by state
Where Wilber concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 393 | 5.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 303 | 4.4% |
| #3 | South Carolina | | 214 | 3.1% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 193 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 182 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 172 | 2.5% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 164 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 145 | 2.1% |
393 of 6,891 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Wilber appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Wilber's data
- Wilber's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,431 total births); usage has since declined to 190 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Wilbers (393 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Wilber
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilber: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Wilber draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.