Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Wilbon isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Wilbon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 93
- 93 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1930
- 9 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 6 in 1960. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 9 in 1930. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,335 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.
Similar names
If you love Wilbon, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Wilton
“from the town on the river”
>99% boys
Willian
“will” · “desire”
>99% boys
Aldon
“an old friend” · “from the old town”
>99% boys
Walton
“from the walled town; from the stream town”
>99% boys
Arlon
>99% boys
Delton
“from the town in the valley”
>99% boys
Weldon
“from the hill near a spring”
>99% boys
Wilbert
“one who is willful; a bright man”
>99% boys