Recorded 1918–1929 Boys' name Peak 1929 31 births

Willbert — boys' name

31 babies named Willbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s21
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Willbert was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Willbert in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Willbert between 1918 and 1929, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Willbert shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willbert 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 31 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.

Willbert at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

31

Since 1918

12 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1918

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1929

Willbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1918

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
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Willbert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
21 births that decade — 68% of Willbert's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willbert?
31 babies have been named Willbert since 1918. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Willbert most popular?
Willbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Willbert been used?
Willbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 12 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Willbert?
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, 1918–1929 (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.