Wilbert

/ WIL-bert /
boyvintageclassicgermanicretro

“willful and bright” — Germanic

—2024 rank
1922peak year
38,991babies named Wilbert since 1880
▲ +12%5-year trend

Wilbert popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192218801920196020002024

What does Wilbert mean?

From Germanic wil, 'will, desire', plus beraht, 'bright'. An early medieval name revived in nineteenth-century America.

OriginGermanic
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, classic

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