BabyNamesTrends
Menu

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Wilburn

Wilburn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 318th with 317 babies. More babies were named Wilburn in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Meaning Not yet researched how we research meanings

Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1926317 babies
Total since 1880
10,339babies recorded

Wilburn popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 15 since 1918.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#8,0836
1980#2,05527
1970#1,52132
1960#1,04455
1950#75484
1940#431184
1930#362254
1920#367269
1910#41443
1900#48923
1890#45717
1880#46416

How popular is Wilburn, counting every spelling?

Wilburn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Wilburn?

About 2,300 people born in the US named Wilburn are alive today, with a median age of 71; half are between 59 and 81. That makes Wilburn a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Wilburn by state

How common Wilburn was among boys born in each state in 1924–1928, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Arkansas (5.4×), Oklahoma (4.3×), Texas (4.2×), Tennessee (3.8×), Alabama (3.2×). In 34 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.17 per 1,000 babiesIL0.17Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesIN0.08Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.45 per 1,000 babiesMO0.45Kentucky: 0.74 per 1,000 babiesKY0.74West Virginia: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesWV0.24Virginia: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesVA0.11Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesAR1.4Tennessee: 0.95 per 1,000 babiesTN0.95North Carolina: 0.35 per 1,000 babiesNC0.35South Carolina: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesSC0.31District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 1.1 per 1,000 babiesOK1.1Louisiana: 0.32 per 1,000 babiesLA0.32Mississippi: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesMS0.58Alabama: 0.80 per 1,000 babiesAL0.80Georgia: 0.65 per 1,000 babiesGA0.65Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 1.0 per 1,000 babiesTX1.0Florida: 0.29 per 1,000 babiesFL0.29
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Wilburn, boys, 1924–1928. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Wilburn: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Wilburn, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Wilburn

How popular is the name Wilburn?

Wilburn was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1926, when it ranked 318th with 317 babies. More babies were named Wilburn in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Wilburn a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Wilburn in the US.

Where was Wilburn most popular?

In 1924–1928, Wilburn was most common in Arkansas (1.36 per 1,000 boys), followed by Oklahoma and Texas.