Boys' name · since 1918

Willbert

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.

#25,735 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade

Willbert sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 31 recorded since 1918.

Willbert has 31 recorded births among boys since 1918, 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 1918 to 1929.

  • #25,735 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 1918
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willbert ranks #25,735 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1918, peaking in the 1920s.

#25,735 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 1918
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Willbert's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% 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.

Willbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Willbert's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1929 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Willbert popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
4681012 19181919192219231929 10

Willbert by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).

1920s was Willbert's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Willbert births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willbert? ▼
Since 1918, Social Security records show 31 babies named Willbert. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,735 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 1929. Its busiest year on record was 1929, with 10 births.
Where does Willbert sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willbert ranks #25,735 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 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? ▼
Records for Willbert go back to 1918, giving 12 years of history 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.

Keep exploring Willbert

Nearby Names Like Willbert

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

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 Willbert side by side: Willbert vs William Willbert vs Willie Willbert vs Willard

Or pick any two names to compare →

Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Maud
31 births · Peak 1881
Ney
31 births · Peak 1916
White
31 births · Peak 1914
Bertus
31 births · Peak 1920
Delore
31 births · Peak 1918
Lenora
31 births · Peak 1926
Arcangelo
31 births · Peak 1975
Challis
31 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Willbert: 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, 1918–1929 (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 Willbert 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.