Recorded 1995–2022 Boys' name Peak 2001 85 births

Wilberth — boys' name

85 babies named Wilberth in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 2001. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s102000s422010s282020s5
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Wilberth was born in this single decade.

2001
Single peak year

7 babies were named Wilberth in 2001 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilberth

The Social Security Administration has registered 85 babies named Wilberth between 1995 and 2022, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilberth currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2001, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilberth performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Wilberth shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Wilberth in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilberth 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 85 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.

Wilberth at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

85

Since 1995

28 years of records

Peak year

2001

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1995

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2022

Wilberth popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1995

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2001)
7
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Wilberth by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
42 births that decade — 49% of Wilberth's all-time total
1990s102000s422010s282020s5

Wilberth by state

Where Wilberth concentrates geographically — total births since 1995

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Wilberth
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 5.9%
California share of Wilberth's total US births 5.9%

5 of 85 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilberth?
85 babies have been named Wilberth since 1995. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2001 with 7 births.
When was Wilberth most popular?
Wilberth was most popular in the 2000s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2001.
Where is Wilberth most popular?
The top states for the name Wilberth are California (5 births).
How long has the name Wilberth been used?
Wilberth has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 28 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Wilberth?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include William, Willie, Willard, Wilbur, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1995–2022 (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.