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Wilbur

boy name · Germanic origin · 2 syllables

Meaning

surname meaning 'wall fortification'; also linked to 'resolute, brilliant'

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1900s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Wilbur peaked in the 1900s.

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