Boys' name · since 1919

Wilbor

22 babies named Wilbor in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#28,444 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade

22 boys have been named Wilbor since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Wilbor has 22 recorded births among boys since 1919, 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 1919 to 1942.

  • #28,444 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 22 born since 1919
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilbor ranks #28,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.

#28,444 of 45,481
all-time among boys
22
born since 1919
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Wilbor's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Wilbor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Wilbor's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1922 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Wilbor popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–1942

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1922)
6
Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 1919192219301942 6

Wilbor by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (6 births, 27% of the file).

1920s was Wilbor's strongest decade.

6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.

Wilbor births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 6 births (27% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Wilbor? ▼
22 babies have been named Wilbor since 1919. All-time, it sits at #28,444 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1922 with 6 births.
Where does Wilbor sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Wilbor ranks #28,444 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Wilbor most popular? ▼
Wilbor was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Wilbor been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Wilbor since 1919 -- 24 years through the most recent 1942 data.
What names are similar to Wilbor? ▼
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.

What to do with Wilbor's data

  • Wilbor's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1940s (6) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Wilbor

Nearby Names Like Wilbor

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Wilbor

William Boy
#9 4,199,696 births
Willie Boy
#1315 450,188 births
Willard Boy
#2718 77,658 births
Wilbur Boy
#3950 56,906 births
Willis Boy
#2539 52,336 births

Compare Wilbor side by side: Wilbor vs William Wilbor vs Willie Wilbor vs Willard

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Bun
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Romanus
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Tobbie
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Orlean
22 births · Peak 1928
Eulus
22 births · Peak 1913
Flavel
22 births · Peak 1913
Guster
22 births · Peak 1929
Hickman
22 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Wilbor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–1942 (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 Wilbor 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.