Wilma

#3,645 for girls in 2025, 41 births · Last seen for boys in 1961 at #2,706
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1925 · 4,175 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
29 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
140,101
since 1880

Wilma over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #62, 1925girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,64541—
2024#3,96337—
2023#4,19134—
2022#3,59543—
2021#4,41331—
2020#3,77838—
2019#4,00636—
2018#3,61442—
2017#4,22034—
2016#5,62223—
2015#4,40332—
2014#6,20720—
2013#4,42232—
2012#5,39825—
2011#4,91528—
2010#4,97428—
2009#4,67731—
2008#5,27927—
2007#5,37726—
2006#5,70923—
2005#4,95826—
2004#4,60129—
2003#4,66827—
2002#3,73035—
2001#4,20929—
2000#3,88632—
1999#3,24539—
1998#3,57333—
1997#3,22436—
1996#3,50532—
1995#2,65046—
1994#2,93540—
1993#2,60047—
1992#2,68745—
1991#2,84341—
1990#2,17459—
1989#2,22254—
1988#2,21651—
1987#2,53140—
1986#1,95256—
1985#2,08251—
1984#1,92254—
1983#1,68965—
1982#1,47481—
1981#1,52878—
1980#1,50279—
1979#1,45483—
1978#1,34788—
1977#1,37082—
1976#1,145102—
1975#1,074109—
1974#1,042114—
1973#934130—
1972#888142—
1971#777187—
1970#731202—
1969#630249—
1968#648224—
1967#565281—
1966#515339—
1965#477396—
1964#456458—
1963#408556—
1962#396582—
1961#355717#2,70610
1960#362724—
1959#349754#3,9885
1958#300890—
1957#282986#3,9935
1956#2531,086—
1955#2481,100—
1954#2231,303#3,4526
1953#2071,435#3,4256
1952#2021,423#2,37611
1951#1781,644#3,7145
1950#1711,655#3,0217
1949#1671,726—
1948#1641,742#2,6089
1947#1521,910#3,0967
1946#1441,914#2,27111
1945#1281,890#2,24210
1944#1242,128#1,68317
1943#1202,377#2,18212
1942#1142,457#1,62919
1941#1062,427#1,44622
1940#932,621#1,47121
1939#872,701#1,29726
1938#852,871#1,27527
1937#802,977#1,34425
1936#783,123#1,96413
1935#703,361#1,45322
1934#733,311#1,32326
1933#663,417#1,49821
1932#653,611#1,54821
1931#693,741#1,36126
1930#684,075#1,39927
1929#664,007#1,31229
1928#693,937#1,52224
1927#684,153#1,56124
1926#674,054#1,66121
1925#624,175#1,42527
1924#674,066#1,83919
1923#743,706#1,50225
1922#773,535#2,34713
1921#723,824#1,70321
1920#783,670#1,96617
1919#863,170#2,06315
1918#823,298#1,64821
1917#823,071#1,75518
1916#822,962#1,69818
1915#802,773#3,0827
1914#951,788#2,6517
1913#921,469#1,36515
1912#991,241#2,2696
1911#102914—
1910#118698—
1909#112645#1,4405
1908#113630#1,3735
1907#125525—
1906#146408—
1905#158357—
1904#154352—
1903#168293—
1902#173272—
1901#178245—
1900#187285—
1899#181235—
1898#232159—
1897#245131—
1896#286105—
1895#28199—
1894#29090—
1893#30581—
1892#29286—
1891#32559—
1890#31564—
1889#38140—
1888#40337—
1887#47122—
1886#42426—
1885#43823—
1884#50117—
1883#45118—
1882#49314—
1881#53910—
1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilma was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Wilma is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedAKMaine: #149 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 646 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedNHWashington: #93 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 358 girlsWAIdaho: #15 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 81 girlsIDMontana: #56 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 178 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #102 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 394 girlsNDMinnesota: #152 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 891 girlsMNIllinois: #67 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 276 girlsILWisconsin: #105 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 444 girlsWIMichigan: #85 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 374 girlsMINew York: #209 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsNYMassachusetts: #278 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,402 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedRIOregon: #66 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 200 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedNVWyoming: #24 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 75 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #54 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 181 girlsSDIowa: #35 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 133 girlsIAIndiana: #31 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 139 girlsINOhio: #55 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 242 girlsOHPennsylvania: #140 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 854 girlsPANew Jersey: #163 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 978 girlsNJConnecticut: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,136 girlsCTCalifornia: #93 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 359 girlsCAUtah: #86 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 258 girlsUTColorado: #49 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 193 girlsCONebraska: #29 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 113 girlsNEMissouri: #35 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 145 girlsMOKentucky: #123 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 522 girlsKYWest Virginia: #56 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 219 girlsWVVirginia: #212 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsVAMaryland: #135 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 796 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedNMKansas: #21 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 98 girlsKSArkansas: #95 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 339 girlsARTennessee: #103 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 372 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #113 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 421 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #272 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,078 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #66 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 251 girlsOKLouisiana: #194 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 934 girlsLAMississippi: #136 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 544 girlsMSAlabama: #142 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 642 girlsALGeorgia: #175 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 897 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Wilma, so not publishedHITexas: #91 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 387 girlsTXFlorida: #120 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 460 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#15 · 1 in 81
  2. Kansas#21 · 1 in 98
  3. Wyoming#24 · 1 in 75
  4. Nebraska#29 · 1 in 113
  5. Indiana#31 · 1 in 139

Best ever in a state: #12 in Oklahoma, 1925.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#15211 in 81
Kansas#21871 in 98
Wyoming#2461 in 75
Nebraska#29551 in 113
Indiana#31951 in 139
Iowa#35801 in 133
Missouri#351171 in 145
Colorado#49191 in 193
South Dakota#54171 in 181
Ohio#551131 in 242
Montana#56121 in 178
West Virginia#56411 in 219
Oklahoma#66461 in 251
Oregon#66131 in 200
Illinois#671201 in 276
Michigan#85421 in 374
Utah#8681 in 258
Texas#91771 in 387
California#93331 in 359
Washington#93131 in 358
Arkansas#95301 in 339
North Dakota#10291 in 394
Tennessee#103391 in 372
Wisconsin#105271 in 444
North Carolina#113441 in 421
Florida#120121 in 460
Kentucky#123301 in 522
Maryland#13591 in 796
Mississippi#136231 in 544
Pennsylvania#140611 in 854
Alabama#142261 in 642
Maine#14951 in 646
Minnesota#152121 in 891
New Jersey#163161 in 978
Connecticut#17361 in 1,136
Georgia#175231 in 897
Louisiana#194131 in 934
New York#209351 in 1,573
Virginia#212101 in 1,552
South Carolina#27261 in 2,078
Massachusetts#27861 in 3,402
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Wilma
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 318 spots since 2024 (#3,963 → #3,645)
  • 133 spots since 2020 (#3,778 → #3,645)
  • 758 spots since 2015 (#4,403 → #3,645)
  • Biggest jump: 297 spots in 1881 (#836 → #539)
  • Biggest drop: 111 spots in 1972 (#777 → #888)
Rise & fade · girls
45 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1925 at #62 (4,175 births)
  • Births halved by 1945, 20 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 29 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1912–1940
  • Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1973
Share of babies · girls
1 in 276
  • Highest: 1 in 276 girls born in 1930 were named Wilma (0.36%)
  • Latest: 1 in 39,202 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #62 in 1925, was only 1 in 292 (0.34%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 27.9% of all girls named Wilma (39,127) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s212#381 (1889)#494
1890s1,109#181 (1899)#275
1900s4,012#112 (1909)#151
1910s21,384#80 (1915)#92
1920s39,127#62 (1925)#70
1930s33,188#65 (1932)#74
1940s21,192#93 (1940)#131
1950s12,276#171 (1950)#241
1960s4,526#355 (1961)#481
1970s1,239#731 (1970)#1,076
1980s609#1,474 (1982)#1,912
1990s418#2,174 (1990)#2,944
2000s285#3,730 (2002)#4,709
2010s300#3,614 (2018)#4,778
2020s224#3,595 (2022)#3,931

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Wilma in 1913

girls
#92
1,469 births · 1 in 425 girls
boys
#1,365
15 births · 1 in 34,171 boys

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #92Wilma1,469

Top boys' names in 1913

  1. #1John29,329
  2. #2William23,538
  3. #3James20,832
  4. #4Robert15,684
  5. #5Joseph14,471
  6. #6George13,874
  7. #7Charles13,191
  8. #8Edward9,474
  9. #9Frank9,237
  10. #10Thomas7,096
  11. #1,365Wilma15
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 425 of them was named Wilma, which outranked 97.5% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wilma
  1. #89Velma1,556
  2. #90Carrie1,517
  3. #91Fannie1,488
  4. #92Wilma1,469
  5. #93Marian1,452
  6. #94Barbara1,451
  7. #95Juanita1,443
Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

512,566 boys got a published name in 1913; 1 in 34,171 of them was named Wilma, which outranked 58.1% of the 3,261 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Wilma
  1. #1,311Toshio16
  2. #1,311Virginia16
  3. #1,311Wash16
  4. #1,365Wilma15
  5. #1,365Agustin15
  6. #1,365Albion15
  7. #1,365Alvan15
  8. #1,441Alejandro14
  9. #1,441Arlis14
  10. #1,441Arville14

Tied with 75 names at #1,365; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,050Mathias#1,885 → #835
  2. ↑ 935Hymen#1,885 → #950
  3. ↑ 796Waldemar#1,746 → #950
  4. ↑ 751Rolf#1,746 → #995
  5. ↑ 689Domenico#1,619 → #930
Fallers
  1. ↓ 975Holland#970 → #1,945
  2. ↓ 885Cameron#918 → #1,803
  3. ↓ 868Larue#935 → #1,803
  4. ↓ 726Irene#854 → #1,580
  5. ↓ 688Hughie#892 → #1,580

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →