Given name & surname
Wilbern
“one who is willful; a bright man”
Wilbern is a variant of Wilbert. One German interpretation is “one who is willful; a bright man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Wilbern is a variant of Wilbert. One German interpretation is “one who is willful; a bright man.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Wilbern is a variant of Wilbert. An origin associated with Wilbert is German.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilbern through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 578
- 578 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1923
- 27 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 27 in 1923. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 128 as a first name in 2020; 188 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Wilbern’s family of names
Wilbern has a related form in Wilbert.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Wilbern, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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