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Wilbur

Wilbur ranks #318 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 7 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #331 among boy dog names.
Wilbur's popularity trend

Wilbur's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2012.

0.01%0.02%0.03%0.04%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
7
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#318
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−1,457
2014 → 2019
Gender split
94% male
6% female94% male

Gender split comes from 35 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Wilbur mean?
2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Wilbur is an English surname turned given name, formed from the Old English elements wil, meaning "will" or "desire," and burh, meaning "fortress" - together suggesting something like "resolute stronghold." It's also the name of one of literature's most famous pigs, Wilbur in E.B. White's Charlotte's Web, which has kept the name warm and approachable for generations.

Wilbur has an old-fashioned, huggable charm - it sounds like a companion who's steady, a little goofy, and easy to love. It suits a pet with a big personality and an even bigger heart.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Wilbur shows up

Cats named Wilbur per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
SeattleWA, US0.04%
TorontoON, CA0.01%

Cat names like Wilbur

WilsonWilliamWillyWillieWillowWillaWillisWilma