Boys' name · since 1912
Wilbern
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 578 babies named Wilbern, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 578
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilbern sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 578 recorded since 1912.
Wilbern has 578 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1967.
- #7,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 578 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilbern ranks #7,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 578 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 578
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Wilbern's 578 recorded births place it above 84.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Wilbern's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilbern splits its recorded history at 1934: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1951 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilbern popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1967
- Peak year (1923)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Wilbern by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (202 births, 35% of the file).
1920s was Wilbern's strongest decade.
202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Wilbern births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
105 births
- 1920s
1920s
202 births
- 1930s
1930s
151 births
- 1940s
1940s
81 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 202 births (35% of all-time use).
How Wilbern 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 Wilbern's total volume
Wilbern by state
Where Wilbern concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 2.1% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.9% |
12 of 578 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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- Wilbern's decade-level peak was the 1920s (202 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Arkansas records the most Wilberns (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Wilbern: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1912–1967 (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 Wilbern 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.