Boys' name · peaked in 1914
Wilbert name popularity since 1925
29,230 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Wilbert. Half of them were born in 1947 or earlier, so the typical Wilbert is about 79 years old in 2026. Wilbert peaked in 1914 as the #162 name for boys, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 29,230
- Named Wilbert, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1914
- #162 for boys that year
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #5,031 for boys in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 155 girls · 29,075 boys
- Most popular in
- Louisiana
- 7.38× its national share
Peak year is the year Wilbert made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Wilbert births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Wilbert peaked earlier, in 1914.
- Steepest fall: Between 1980 and 1985, Wilbert's share of baby boys fell by 39%, from 1 in 9,860 to 1 in 16,200.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Wilbert's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Wilbert.
Decade by decade
Babies named Wilbert in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 44 | 3,785 | – |
| 1930s | 51 | 6,164 | #222 |
| 1940s | 14 | 5,809 | #250 |
| 1950s | 17 | 5,147 | #326 |
| 1960s | 17 | 3,174 | #476 |
| 1970s | 12 | 1,811 | #649 |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,280 | #844 |
| 1990s | 0 | 824 | #1,311 |
| 2000s | 0 | 610 | #1,919 |
| 2010s | 0 | 345 | #3,678 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 126 | #5,031 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
38.0% of babies named Wilbert from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Wilbert is most popular
The index compares Wilbert's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Wilbert.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | 7.38× | 3,458 |
| North Carolina | 3.59× | 2,659 |
| Mississippi | 2.58× | 815 |
| South Carolina | 2.52× | 922 |
| Alabama | 2.51× | 1,161 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Wilbert's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Wilbert.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Wilbert (1914).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data