Boy
Wilbur
Wilbur means "Germanic wil (will) + burg (fortress)" and comes from Germanic, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It belongs mostly to the 1920s at this point. These days, it is neither rare nor overly common. Since 1900, roughly 54,875 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.
GermanicGermanic "wil" (will) + "burg" (fortress)
EtymologyMeaning "resolute fortress" or "farm wall"
Births by decade
1900s
1,839
1910s
12,475
1920s
15,835
1930s
9,105
1940s
5,985
1950s
4,148
1960s
2,571
1970s
1,275
1980s
780
1990s
431
2000s
249
2010s
182
Peaked in the 1920s · 54,875 total U.S. births since 1900