The first name Wilbert

In 2025, 4 boys were named Wilbert, making it the 4,275th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2021, with 9 births (#2,301).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Wilbert with other names.

In 2025, 20 boys born in the United States were named Wilbert, the 5,031st most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 902 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Wilbert Awdry
  British vicar and author (1911–1997)
• Wilbert Suvrijn
  Dutch football player and agent, born 1962
• Wilbert McClure
  American boxer (1938-2020)
• Wilbert London
  American male sprinter, born 1997
• Wilbert Robinson
  American baseball player and manager (1863–1934)
• Barrett Wilbert Weed
  American singer and actress, born 1988
• Wilbert Harrison
  American rhythm and blues singer, pianist, guitarist and harmonica player (1929-1994)
• Bill Cobbs
  American actor (1934–2024)
• Whitney Rydbeck
  American actor (1945-2024)
• Wil Jones
  American basketball player, born 1947

How popular is the name Wilbert?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Wilbert, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2021, with 9 births.

Is Wilbert a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 40,193 US babies named Wilbert since 1880 were boys.

When was Wilbert most popular?

1922 in the United States, when 902 babies were named Wilbert, its highest rank at 167th.

Is Wilbert also a surname?

Yes. Wilbert is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.