How Many People Are Named Wilbert?
people named Wilbert are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 23,879 people in the US has this name
Based on 40,193 babies named Wilbert in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
902 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "bright will", derived from the Germanic elements wil "will, desire" and beraht "bright".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Wilbert (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Wilbert alive today is about 61 years old, and 61% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 49 and 75 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Wilbert first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1922, to 902 babies. In 2025, 20 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Wilbert has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #160, in 1920. In 2025 it ranked #5,030.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,030 |
| Best rank | #160 (1920) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #175 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Wilbert alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Wilbert were born in Louisiana than in any other state: about 1,699 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Wilbert was given 6.1 times as often in Louisiana, 3.1 times in North Carolina and 2 times in Virginia.
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