Boys' name · since 1956
Wilberto
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 511 babies named Wilberto, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 511
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Wilberto sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 511 recorded since 1956.
Wilberto has 511 recorded births among boys since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2012.
- #7,808 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 511 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilberto ranks #7,808 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 511 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,808 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 511
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Wilberto's 511 recorded births place it above 82.83% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Wilberto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Wilberto splits its recorded history at 1983: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1956 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Wilberto popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2012
- Peak year (1964)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Wilberto by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (115 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Wilberto's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Wilberto births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s
1960s
91 births
- 1970s
1970s
108 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
115 births
- 2000s
2000s
78 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 115 births (23% of all-time use).
How Wilberto 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 Wilberto's total volume
Wilberto by state
Where Wilberto concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 83 | 16.2% |
| #2 | California | | 11 | 2.2% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 10 | 2.0% |
83 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Wilberto's decade-level peak was the 1990s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Wilbertos (83 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Wilberto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1956–2012 (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 Wilberto 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.