Recorded 1910–1968 Girls' name Peak 1920 451 births

Wilberta — girls' name

451 babies named Wilberta in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s951920s1471930s1091940s771950s181960s5
1920s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Wilberta was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

23 babies were named Wilberta in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilberta

The Social Security Administration has registered 451 babies named Wilberta between 1910 and 1968, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Wilberta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilberta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 147 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Wilberta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilberta 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 451 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.

Wilberta at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

451

Since 1910

59 years of records

Peak year

1920

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1910

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1968

Wilberta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1910

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1920)
23
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
0510152025 19681946194019341928192219161910 6

Wilberta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
147 births that decade — 33% of Wilberta's all-time total
1910s951920s1471930s1091940s771950s181960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilberta?
451 babies have been named Wilberta since 1910. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1920 with 23 births.
When was Wilberta most popular?
Wilberta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 147 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Wilberta been used?
Wilberta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 59 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Wilberta?
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.

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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, 1910–1968 (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.