Wilburn

Wilburn: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “spring by the willow”
Origin: Old English
Say it: WIL-burn · 2 syllables
Used for: Boys

An English surname and occasional given name from Old English elements referring to a willow and a stream or spring. Also found as Wilburne.

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How popular is Wilburn?

20240 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Wilburn in 20240

Peak year1926

Total US babies since 188010,339

Wilburn was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Wilburn

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Wesleywestern meadow · Old English
Westonwestern settlement · Old English
Blakeblack; pale · Old English
Oakleyoak clearing · Old English
Edwardwealthy guardian · Old English
Ashtonash tree town · Old English
Kingstonking's town · Old English
Brandonbroom-covered hill · Old English

Wilburn questions

What does the name Wilburn mean?

Wilburn means "spring by the willow". It comes from Old English. An English surname and occasional given name from Old English elements referring to a willow and a stream or spring. Also found as Wilburne.

Is Wilburn a boy or girl name?

Wilburn is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Wilburn?

Wilburn was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1926.

How do you pronounce Wilburn?

Wilburn is usually pronounced WIL-burn.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.