How Many People Are Named Wilber?
people named Wilber are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 136,115 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,902 babies named Wilber in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
162 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Wilber (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wilber alive today is about 38 years old, and 50% are under 30. Half of them were between 17 and 64 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wilber first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1919, to 162 babies. In 2025, 27 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wilber has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #322, in 1882. In 2025 it ranked #4,038.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #4,038 |
| Best rank | #322 (1882) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #513 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wilber alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wilber were born in California than in any other state: about 361 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wilber was given 4.2 times as often in South Carolina, 3.8 times in Nebraska and 2.5 times in Kansas.
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