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Wilburn

Wilburn was most popular in 1926, when 317 boys got the name. In 2025, fewer than 5 boys were named Wilburn.

10,339babies since 1880
1926most popular year
#318best rank, 1926
n/arank in 2025

Babies named Wilburn each year in the US

Girls Boys

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See the numbers by decade
DecadeGirlsBoys
1880s0139
1890s0133
1900s0224
1910s51,618
1920s02,761
1930s102,121
1940s01,434
1950s0816
1960s0546
1970s0300
1980s0140
1990s069
2000s018
2010s00
2020s05

Wilburn in other countries

Out of every 10,000 boys born each year, how many were named Wilburn.

US England and Wales

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CountryTop yearAt peak2025 rank
US 1926 1 in 3,503 n/a
England and Wales 1898 1 in 39,314 n/a

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Where the counts come from: the US from Social Security card records from 1880 (names given to at least 5 babies in a year; years before about 1937 count fewer people, because the cards started then), and before 1880 from Douglas Galbi's tables of a census sample. England and Wales from the Office for National Statistics from 1996, and before that from Stephen Bush's study of local birth records, a sample of about 120,000 births a year (CC BY 4.0). Scotland from National Records of Scotland. Northern Ireland from NISRA. France from INSEE, first names and last names. Italy from ISTAT (CC BY 4.0), the top 50 names a year. Berlin from the city's open data (CC BY 3.0 DE), counting only the first of a child's names. UK figures are Crown copyright, used under the Open Government Licence. US last names from the 2020 census, and before 1850 from the 1790 census. Irish last names from Robert Matheson's report on the births of 1890. Italian last names from the City of Florence (CC BY 4.0). Norwegian last names from Statistics Norway (CC BY 4.0).

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