Wilbur
About Wilbur
The name Wilbur peaked for boys at #91 in 1913. The name is most popular in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin. Wilbur is occasionally used for girls in 1959.
As of September 2026, Wilbur ranked #4040 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #91 in 1913, Nameberry popularity #11.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,382 | 23 | 12 |
| 2015 | #3,677 | 30 | 15.7 |
| 2016 | #4,192 | 25 | 13.2 |
| 2017 | #3,883 | 28 | 15.1 |
| 2018 | #3,882 | 28 | 15.4 |
| 2019 | #3,191 | 37 | 20.6 |
| 2020 | #4,688 | 21 | 12.2 |
| 2021 | #4,232 | 25 | 14.3 |
| 2022 | #3,767 | 30 | 17.2 |
| 2023 | #3,553 | 33 | 19.3 |
| 2024 | #2,986 | 42 | 24.4 |
| 2025 | #4,040 | 27 | 15.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Wilburs
- Wilbur Wright
American aviator; brother of Orville Wright
- Wilbur Daigh Mills
U.S. Congressman from Arkansas
- Wilbur Addison Smith
South African novelist
- (Warren) Wilbur Shaw
American racing driver
- Wilbur Bernard Ware
American jazz double bassist
- Wilbur Forrester Wood
Jr., American baseball pitcher
- (Arley) Wilbur Cooper
American baseball pitcher
- Wilbur Bass aka Blaq Poet
American rapper
- Richard Wilbur
American poet
- Earl Wilbur Sutherland
Jr., winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Wilbur Silverton Heron
son of Kate Silverton & Mike Heron
- Wilbur Soot
British Youtuber
Wilbur in pop culture
- Dr. Wilbur Larch
character in "The Cider House Rules"
- Wilbur Post
"Mister Ed" horse owner played by Alan Young
- Wilbur the pig
hero of E.B. White's children's classic "Charlotte's Web"
- Wilbur
dodo character in the game Animal Crossing: New Horizons, brother of Orville
- Wilbur
baby from TV series "Nip/Tuck"
- Wilbur Wonka
father of Willy Wonka of "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory"
- Wilbur Robinson
son of Lewis "Cornelius" Robinson of "Meet The Robinsons"
Variations & nicknames
- WilbartGerman