Wilver
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Wilver by the numbers
Wilver was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Wilver
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Wilver. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Wilderwild; untamed; from an occupational surname505 in the US (2017)
- Wilmerresolute and famous; wilful desire and mær renown81 in the US (2017)
- Wilberresolute or brilliant; variant of Wilbur28 in the US (2017)
- Walterruler of the army1,353 in the US (2017)
- Walkera fuller of cloth1,115 in the US (2017)
- Winterthe cold season; modern seasonal name741 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Wilver
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