Wilbur Name Popularity

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How popular is Wilbur?

The rare name Wilbur was the 3,958th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Wilbur, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #91 in 1913.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1918 with 1,800 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Wilbur was 14 in 2012.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Wilbur occurred roughly during the years 1894-1898, 1905-1915, and 2012-2015, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1980-1983, 1988-1993, and 2002-2005.

Where is the name Wilbur popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at an extremely low point.

Wilbur's popularity has been moving downward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Wilbur for their newborn has risen.

The name Wilbur is very unique but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Wilbur has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Wilbur (Girl)		Wilbur (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	27	3,958
2017		< 5	--	27	3,976
2016		< 5	--	24	4,304
2015		< 5	--	30	3,672
2014		< 5	--	23	4,379
2013		< 5	--	21	4,604
2012		< 5	--	14	6,276
2011		< 5	--	21	4,644
2010		< 5	--	22	4,508
2009		< 5	--	23	4,417
2008		< 5	--	24	4,257
2007		< 5	--	26	4,003
2006		< 5	--	23	4,215
2005		< 5	--	18	4,808
2004		< 5	--	24	3,854
2003		< 5	--	29	3,272
2002		< 5	--	26	3,442
2001		< 5	--	28	3,223
2000		< 5	--	29	3,070
1999		< 5	--	31	2,792
1998		< 5	--	40	2,270
1997		< 5	--	38	2,254
1996		< 5	--	37	2,252
1995		< 5	--	41	2,054
1994		< 5	--	42	2,010
1993		< 5	--	39	2,086
1992		< 5	--	53	1,657
1991		< 5	--	59	1,500
1990		< 5	--	52	1,613
1989		< 5	--	62	1,397
1988		< 5	--	72	1,204
1987		< 5	--	62	1,246
1986		< 5	--	65	1,186
1985		< 5	--	80	1,032
1984		< 5	--	73	1,053
1983		< 5	--	72	1,047
1982		< 5	--	96	915
1981		< 5	--	103	881
1980		< 5	--	95	917
1979		< 5	--	105	849
1978		< 5	--	112	810
1977		< 5	--	107	828
1976		< 5	--	105	819
1975		< 5	--	121	758
1974		< 5	--	124	731
1973		< 5	--	127	717
1972		< 5	--	132	702
1971		< 5	--	193	600
1970		< 5	--	149	674
1969		< 5	--	204	551
1968		< 5	--	180	568
1967		< 5	--	176	567
1966		< 5	--	238	491
1965		< 5	--	255	485
1964		< 5	--	276	476
1963		< 5	--	268	490
1962		< 5	--	309	454
1961		< 5	--	309	460
1960		< 5	--	356	425
1959		5	7,177	353	424
1958		< 5	--	354	417
1957		< 5	--	382	396
1956		< 5	--	402	369
1955		< 5	--	434	346
1954		7	5,139	430	344
1953		5	6,486	438	335
1952		< 5	--	413	343
1951		< 5	--	437	329
1950		< 5	--	489	306
1949		< 5	--	487	309
1948		< 5	--	537	297
1947		< 5	--	595	283
1946		< 5	--	523	281
1945		5	5,220	508	259
1944		5	5,231	586	232
1943		7	4,187	667	218
1942		< 5	--	687	214
1941		< 5	--	667	204
1940		6	4,334	705	193
1939		< 5	--	702	190
1938		< 5	--	842	173
1937		9	3,141	726	183
1936		11	2,685	780	173
1935		8	3,422	860	166
1934		6	4,275	920	162
1933		9	3,105	896	159
1932		5	5,077	1,016	152
1931		8	3,487	1,086	149
1930		9	3,338	1,213	141
1929		7	4,042	1,294	131
1928		10	3,157	1,401	127
1927		14	2,547	1,361	130
1926		17	2,253	1,510	122
1925		12	2,935	1,597	110
1924		10	3,382	1,667	106
1923		10	3,348	1,672	105
1922		15	2,473	1,716	102
1921		12	2,937	1,755	100
1920		14	2,583	1,741	98
1919		17	2,152	1,689	98
1918		9	3,505	1,800	97
1917		10	3,083	1,749	92
1916		8	3,542	1,680	94
1915		< 5	--	1,685	92
1914		8	2,868	1,248	96
1913		5	3,692	1,044	91
1912		7	2,624	832	92
1911		< 5	--	386	101
1910		< 5	--	298	104
1909		< 5	--	259	106
1908		< 5	--	233	110
1907		< 5	--	209	114
1906		< 5	--	175	123
1905		< 5	--	167	132
1904		< 5	--	177	121
1903		< 5	--	165	121
1902		< 5	--	163	120
1901		< 5	--	130	130
1900		< 5	--	161	139
1899		< 5	--	115	140
1898		< 5	--	156	118
1897		< 5	--	111	145
1896		< 5	--	120	138
1895		< 5	--	125	133
1894		< 5	--	104	149
1893		< 5	--	104	144
1892		< 5	--	116	141
1891		< 5	--	97	140
1890		< 5	--	94	150
1889		< 5	--	102	143
1888		< 5	--	103	147
1887		< 5	--	112	119
1886		< 5	--	106	130
1885		< 5	--	92	148
1884		< 5	--	82	173
1883		< 5	--	73	171
1882		< 5	--	81	169
1881		< 5	--	81	153
1880		< 5	--	82	162

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.