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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 146 recorded years as a table

Wilbur, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	742
1881	804
1882	712
1883	698
1884	717
1885	853
1886	957
1887	1,104
1888	852
1889	922
1890	847
1891	959
1892	951
1893	926
1894	898
1895	1,065
1896	1,004
1897	984
1898	1,272
1899	1,083
1900	1,070
1901	1,221
1902	1,329
1903	1,384
1904	1,381
1905	1,262
1906	1,314
1907	1,423
1908	1,510
1909	1,579
1910	1,534
1911	1,708
1912	1,935
1913	2,037
1914	1,906
1915	1,986
1916	1,887
1917	1,890
1918	1,776
1919	1,723
1920	1,636
1921	1,593
1922	1,577
1923	1,525
1924	1,472
1925	1,431
1926	1,360
1927	1,208
1928	1,264
1929	1,203
1930	1,106
1931	1,046
1932	973
1933	904
1934	891
1935	827
1936	753
1937	680
1938	759
1939	634
1940	608
1941	542
1942	498
1943	467
1944	430
1945	377
1946	322
1947	325
1948	306
1949	275
1950	273
1951	232
1952	214
1953	222
1954	210
1955	211
1956	190
1957	178
1958	166
1959	166
1960	166
1961	145
1962	150
1963	132
1964	139
1965	137
1966	133
1967	101
1968	104
1969	114
1970	80
1971	109
1972	81
1973	81
1974	79
1975	78
1976	66
1977	65
1978	68
1979	60
1980	53
1981	58
1982	53
1983	40
1984	41
1985	43
1986	35
1987	33
1988	38
1989	31
1990	25
1991	29
1992	27
1993	20
1994	22
1995	22
1996	20
1997	20
1998	21
1999	16
2000	15
2001	14
2002	14
2003	15
2004	13
2005	10
2006	12
2007	13
2008	12
2009	12
2010	11
2011	11
2012	8
2013	12
2014	12
2015	16
2016	13
2017	15
2018	15
2019	21
2020	12
2021	14
2022	17
2023	19
2024	24
2025	16

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Wilbur isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 27
Rank in 2025: #3,949
How rare: 1 in 63,262 boys
Since 1880: 56,906

Most popular in 1913, at 2,037 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 1% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.