Holding steady.
Popularity of Wilberto since 1956
Babies named Wilberto per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1964, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Wilberto's real moment was 1979.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 24 |
| 1960s | 91 |
| 1970s | 108 |
| 1980s | 89 |
| 1990s | 115 |
| 2000s | 78 |
| 2010s | 6 |
| 2020s | 0 |
Meaning & origin
Wilberto first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1956, a late 20th-century entry for a name with much older European roots. It reached its peak year in 1979, but even then it was so rare that the Social Security Administration did not assign it a rank among the top 1,000 names. Since the 1970s, usage has been stable at very low levels, with just a handful of newborns receiving the name each year. Wilberto is the Italian and Spanish cousin of the Germanic Wilbert, and its lack of a strong foothold in English-speaking countries keeps it a distinctive, if uncommon, choice.
Wilberto is a masculine name derived from the Germanic elements wil meaning 'will' or 'desire' and berht meaning 'bright' or 'famous'. It is the Italian and Spanish form of the Old High German name Wilbert. The name has been used in southern Europe since the Middle Ages, particularly in Italy and Spain, though it has never been widespread in the United States.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Wil, Berto, Willy
Sibling names for Wilberto
Names that share Wilberto's style, for a brother or sister.
