Wilber is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Wilber means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Wilber across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Wilber has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Wilber is a boy name of Germanic origin meaning “resolute, brilliant”. A variant spelling of Wilbur.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,902 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 11 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Wilber per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1919 (162/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (5/yr).
Wilber has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1919, when it ranked #996 nationally (given to 162 babies that year).
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