Recorded 1956–2012 Boys' name Peak 1964 511 births

Wilberto — boys' name

511 babies named Wilberto in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1964. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s241960s911970s1081980s891990s1152000s782010s6
1990s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Wilberto was born in this single decade.

1964
Single peak year

18 babies were named Wilberto in 1964 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Wilberto

The Social Security Administration has registered 511 babies named Wilberto between 1956 and 2012, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Wilberto currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1964, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Wilberto performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Wilberto shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 83 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Wilberto in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Wilberto 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 511 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.

Wilberto at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

511

Since 1956

57 years of records

Peak year

1964

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1956

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 2012

Wilberto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1956

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1964)
18
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Wilberto by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
115 births that decade — 23% of Wilberto's all-time total
1950s241960s911970s1081980s891990s1152000s782010s6

Wilberto by state

Where Wilberto concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Wilberto
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%
New York share of Wilberto's total US births 16.2%
Even split

83 of 511 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilberto?
511 babies have been named Wilberto since 1956. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1964 with 18 births.
When was Wilberto most popular?
Wilberto was most popular in the 1990s decade with 115 total births. The single peak year was 1964.
Where is Wilberto most popular?
The top states for the name Wilberto are New York (83 births), California (11 births), New Jersey (10 births).
How long has the name Wilberto been used?
Wilberto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 57 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Wilberto?
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.

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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, 1956–2012 (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.