Wilbur is a boy's name of German origin meaning “will and fortress.” In 2024 it was given to 42 boys in the United States.
Wilbur belongs to the German tradition. Its meaning — “will and fortress” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Wilbur first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #91 in 1913, and in 2024 42 babies received the name — 56,880 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Wilbur means “will and fortress” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Wilbur is a boy name. In 2024, 42 babies received the name in the US.
Wilbur comes from the German tradition.
Wilbur first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #91 in 1913, and 42 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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