COMPILED FROM THE FEDERAL REGISTERS, 1880 TO THE PRESENT
THE ENDANGERED NAMES LIST
American first names, tracked to the federal reporting line.

FROM THE REGISTER — STURDY GHOSTS

Wilbur
A male given name · United States

REPORTED EVERY YEAR SINCE 1880 — NEVER BELOW THE FEDERAL LINE

Wilbur (M): reported births per year05001,0001,5002,0002,500188019001920194019601980200020202025FEDERAL REPORTING LINE (5)PEAK 1,800 — 1918
Reported births per year, 1880–2025. The y-axis starts at zero. Years below the reporting line appear as gaps, not zeros.

The Wright brother's name, still airborne. Reported in every single file from 1880 through 2025 — 146 consecutive years — peaking at 1,800 in 1918. In 2025: 27 births — a 67-fold fade managed without a single year below the line.

REGISTER EXTRACT
First reported1880
Last reported2025 — 27 births
Peak1918 — 1,800 births
Total recorded, 1880–202556,906
Years above the line146 of a possible 146
Longest absenceNone — never below the line since debut

Nearby in the register

Bertha

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1918

Elmer

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1918

Buster

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1918

Hazel

Sturdy Ghosts · 1880–2025 · peak 1918

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national names file (1880–2025). Names below 5 occurrences in a year are not reported.

Somewhere, a grandmother is unsurprised.

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