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Wilbert

boy name
Origin
Germanic
Syllables
2
Peak era
1910s/1930s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

resolute, bright-willed

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1910s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wilbert peaked in the 1910s and the 1930s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

579 people · the #12,102 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 333,333 · median age 26

1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Wilbert living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 22 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Wilbert

People given the name Wilbert in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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