Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Wilbur

#471 most common boys' name of all time · #1,013 across all names · 99% boys / 1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#471
Rank overall
#1,013 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
57,196
Since 2016
296
Peak year
1918 #97
Best rank
#91 1913
Girls Boys peak 1,809/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Wilbur is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 27 27 #3,950
2024 — 42 42 #2,959
2023 — 33 33 #3,474
2022 — 30 30 #3,691
2021 — 25 25 #4,120
2020 — 21 21 #4,540
2019 — 37 37 #3,143
2018 — 28 28 #3,793
2017 — 28 28 #3,783
2016 — 25 25 #4,099
2015 — 30 30 #3,592
2014 — 23 23 #4,264
2013 — 22 22 #4,313
2012 — 15 15 #5,721
2011 — 21 21 #4,511
2010 — 22 22 #4,367
2009 — 24 24 #4,161
2008 — 24 24 #4,145
2007 — 28 28 #3,687
2006 — 24 24 #4,002
2005 — 19 19 #4,467
2004 — 26 26 #3,536
2003 — 29 29 #3,187
2002 — 27 27 #3,259
2001 — 28 28 #3,143
2000 — 30 30 #2,923
1999 — 31 31 #2,722
1998 — 41 41 #2,199
1997 — 38 38 #2,228
1996 — 37 37 #2,218
1995 — 41 41 #2,027
1994 — 42 42 #1,979
1993 — 39 39 #2,050
1992 — 53 53 #1,644
1991 — 59 59 #1,483
1990 — 52 52 #1,587
1989 — 62 62 #1,393
1988 — 72 72 #1,190
1987 — 62 62 #1,234
1986 — 65 65 #1,174
1985 — 80 80 #1,020
1984 — 74 74 #1,033
1983 — 72 72 #1,041
1982 — 97 97 #907
1981 — 103 103 #875
1980 — 95 95 #911
1979 — 104 104 #852
1978 — 112 112 #803
1977 — 106 106 #828
1976 — 104 104 #820
1975 — 122 122 #754
1974 — 124 124 #730
1973 — 127 127 #714
1972 — 132 132 #698
1971 — 193 193 #597
1970 — 149 149 #671
1969 — 204 204 #549
1968 — 181 181 #567
1967 — 176 176 #568
1966 — 238 238 #491
1965 — 255 255 #484
1964 — 276 276 #476
1963 — 269 269 #487
1962 — 310 310 #452
1961 — 309 309 #461
1960 — 354 354 #426
1959 5 354 359 #423
1958 — 352 352 #417
1957 — 384 384 #394
1956 — 402 402 #369
1955 — 435 435 #346
1954 7 429 436 #344
1953 5 437 442 #335
1952 — 416 416 #342
1951 — 436 436 #329
1950 — 488 488 #307
1949 — 487 487 #309
1948 — 537 537 #297
1947 — 595 595 #283
1946 — 523 523 #279
1945 5 508 513 #259
1944 5 586 591 #232
1943 7 667 674 #218
1942 — 688 688 #214
1941 — 666 666 #204
1940 6 705 711 #193
1939 — 702 702 #190
1938 — 842 842 #173
1937 9 725 734 #183
1936 11 781 792 #173
1935 8 861 869 #165
1934 6 920 926 #162
1933 9 896 905 #159
1932 5 1,016 1,021 #152
1931 8 1,087 1,095 #149
1930 9 1,214 1,223 #141
1929 7 1,294 1,301 #131
1928 10 1,400 1,410 #127
1927 14 1,361 1,375 #130
1926 17 1,510 1,527 #122
1925 12 1,597 1,609 #110
1924 10 1,667 1,677 #106
1923 10 1,672 1,682 #105
1922 15 1,716 1,731 #102
1921 12 1,755 1,767 #100
1920 14 1,741 1,755 #98
1919 17 1,689 1,706 #98
1918 9 1,800 1,809 #97
1917 10 1,749 1,759 #92
1916 8 1,680 1,688 #94
1915 — 1,685 1,685 #92
1914 8 1,248 1,256 #96
1913 5 1,044 1,049 #91
1912 7 832 839 #92
1911 — 386 386 #101
1910 — 298 298 #104
1909 — 259 259 #106
1908 — 233 233 #110
1907 — 209 209 #114
1906 — 175 175 #123
1905 — 167 167 #132
1904 — 177 177 #120
1903 — 165 165 #121
1902 — 163 163 #119
1901 — 130 130 #130
1900 — 161 161 #139
1899 — 115 115 #140
1898 — 156 156 #118
1897 — 111 111 #145
1896 — 120 120 #138
1895 — 125 125 #132
1894 — 104 104 #148
1893 — 104 104 #144
1892 — 116 116 #141
1891 — 97 97 #139
1890 — 94 94 #150
1889 — 102 102 #143
1888 — 103 103 #147
1887 — 112 112 #119
1886 — 106 106 #130
1885 — 92 92 #147
1884 — 82 82 #172
1883 — 73 73 #170
1882 — 81 81 #167
1881 — 81 81 #153
1880 — 82 82 #162