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Wilburn

The name Wilburn carries the meaning "resolute fortress". It was last widely used in the 1920s and has not resurfaced since. These days, it is a name that stands out a little. It has quietly persisted through most of the last century of American birth records.

EtymologyVariant of Wilbur
EtymologyMeaning "resolute fortress"
Births by decade
1900s
224
1910s
1,623
1920s
2,761
1930s
2,131
1940s
1,432
1950s
816
1960s
546
1970s
300
1980s
140
1990s
69
2000s
18
2010s
0
Peaked in the 1920s · 10,060 total U.S. births since 1900