Recorded 1916–1925 Boys' name Peak 1925 11 births

Willburn — boys' name

11 babies named Willburn in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1925. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s6
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Willburn was born in this single decade.

1925
Single peak year

6 babies were named Willburn in 1925 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Willburn

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Willburn between 1916 and 1925, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Willburn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1925, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Willburn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Willburn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Willburn 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 11 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.

Willburn at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

11

Since 1916

10 years of records

Peak year

1925

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1916

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 1925

Willburn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1916

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1925)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 19251916 5

Willburn by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
6 births that decade — 55% of Willburn's all-time total
1910s51920s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Willburn?
11 babies have been named Willburn since 1916. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1925 with 6 births.
When was Willburn most popular?
Willburn was most popular in the 1920s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1925.
How long has the name Willburn been used?
Willburn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 10 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Willburn?
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, 1916–1925 (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.