Wilby
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- WIL-bee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
Wilby is a boys' name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies).
What does Wilby mean?
English: from an English surname and place name
Taken from an English surname derived from villages called Wilby in Norfolk, Suffolk and Northamptonshire.
Is Wilby a girl's or a boy's name?
Wilby is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Wilby in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Wilby, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,829th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 13 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Wilby in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
Names like Wilby
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sonny Tommy Oakley Rory Remy Hudson Chester Teddy Hunter Colby Robin Marley
More English names
Lily Evelyn Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie Hazel Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Wilby: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/wilby, updated 20 October 2026.