Wilbur
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning desirable fort or stronghold.
Babies a year
67
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#578
67 babies · down from #545
Wilbur by the numbers
In 2025, 67 babies in England and Wales were named Wilbur. In the US, 27 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 1,800 babies in 1918, so it is a 1910s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wilbur. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wilberresolute or brilliant; variant of Wilbur28 in the US (2017)
- Wilburnwild stream or brook
- Wilderwild; untamed; from an occupational surname505 in the US (2017)
- Wilmerresolute and famous; wilful desire and mær renown81 in the US (2017)
- Wilbertbright will or resolve34 in the US (2017)
- Wilbywillow settlement or dwelling4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Wilbur
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