Meaning of the nameWilber
- Male
- Wil-ber
Wilber is a masculine name used in Brazil that matches an English surname and the name of a town in the United States; its meaning is not known for certain.
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,110 people named Wilber, the 7,695th most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 30, and the largest group was born in the 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.
Meaning
The meaning of Wilber is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,110
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,695
- Median age
- 30 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,010
- people
Wilber in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Wilber, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (342 people).
0 women 1,106 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Wilber is most common
States with the highest share of people named Wilber in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 282 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 144 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 93 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 85 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 52 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 46 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 42 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 42 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 33 | 0.000% |
| Pernambuco | 32 | 0.000% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 32 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 29 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso | 27 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 23 | 0.000% |
| Sergipe | 21 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 20 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 19 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 16 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 15 | 0.000% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Wilber
Wiktionary lists Wilber as an English surname, as the name of a town in Nebraska, in the United States, and as a masculine given name in Spanish, with no etymology given. The similarly spelled English name Wilbur comes from Old English Wilburg, from wil, "will", and burh, "fortress", but the link between the two spellings is not documented. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,110 people named Wilber, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais. The people recorded are almost always male and were born from the 1960s onward, most of them in the 1980s and 1990s.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Wilber · en.wiktionary.org · usage
- Wiktionary: Wilbur · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Wilber
What does the name Wilber mean?
The meaning of Wilber is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Wilber in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,110 people with the first name Wilber, which ranks it number 7,695 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Wilber a boy's or a girl's name?
Wilber is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 1,106 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Wilber most common?
Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Wilber (144 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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