Gender
Male
Origin
- Germanic
- Willful: bright.
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Wilber
Pronunciation
wi(l)-ber
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1919 (rank #468, 162 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3949, 27 births)
- Girls: peak in 1929 (rank #4054, 6 births); most recent 1949 (rank #5244, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | – |
| 2024 | 25 | – |
| 2023 | 33 | – |
| 2022 | 38 | – |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
| 2020 | 40 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | – |
| 2018 | 42 | – |
| 2017 | 29 | – |
| 2016 | 35 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2020 (rank #3331, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #5115, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence