Wilmer
Last seen for girls in 1959 at #5,566 · #1,728 for boys in 2025, 94 births
Given to boys 95.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1915 · 352 births
- Debut · boys
- 19 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 15,979since 1880
Wilmer over time
Rank among boys' names. Wilmer has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #1,728 | 94 | |
| 2024 | — | #1,833 | 88 | |
| 2023 | — | #1,530 | 115 | |
| 2022 | — | #1,607 | 109 | |
| 2021 | — | #1,606 | 106 | |
| 2020 | — | #1,922 | 76 | |
| 2019 | — | #1,678 | 95 | |
| 2018 | — | #1,663 | 96 | |
| 2017 | — | #1,820 | 82 | |
| 2016 | — | #1,539 | 108 | |
| 2015 | — | #1,567 | 103 | |
| 2014 | — | #1,588 | 99 | |
| 2013 | — | #1,685 | 88 | |
| 2012 | — | #1,637 | 94 | |
| 2011 | — | #1,495 | 108 | |
| 2010 | — | #1,368 | 124 | |
| 2009 | — | #1,298 | 135 | |
| 2008 | — | #1,408 | 120 | |
| 2007 | — | #1,066 | 175 | |
| 2006 | — | #1,141 | 149 | |
| 2005 | — | #1,162 | 137 | |
| 2004 | — | #1,287 | 116 | |
| 2003 | — | #1,356 | 100 | |
| 2002 | — | #1,315 | 101 | |
| 2001 | — | #1,200 | 113 | |
| 2000 | — | #1,341 | 95 | |
| 1999 | — | #1,457 | 79 | |
| 1998 | — | #1,585 | 66 | |
| 1997 | — | #1,468 | 73 | |
| 1996 | — | #1,586 | 62 | |
| 1995 | — | #1,527 | 62 | |
| 1994 | — | #1,643 | 55 | |
| 1993 | — | #1,444 | 65 | |
| 1992 | — | #1,309 | 74 | |
| 1991 | — | #1,652 | 50 | |
| 1990 | — | #1,635 | 50 | |
| 1989 | — | #1,567 | 51 | |
| 1988 | — | #1,501 | 50 | |
| 1987 | — | #1,259 | 60 | |
| 1986 | — | #1,565 | 42 | |
| 1985 | — | #1,452 | 46 | |
| 1984 | — | #1,690 | 34 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,864 | 29 | |
| 1982 | — | #1,700 | 34 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,865 | 30 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,808 | 31 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,598 | 36 | |
| 1978 | — | #1,794 | 29 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,780 | 29 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,572 | 34 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,478 | 36 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,546 | 32 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,312 | 40 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,441 | 35 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,214 | 46 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,192 | 48 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,075 | 52 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,017 | 53 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,003 | 52 | |
| 1966 | — | #991 | 54 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,081 | 47 | |
| 1964 | — | #921 | 68 | |
| 1963 | — | #947 | 63 | |
| 1962 | — | #967 | 62 | |
| 1961 | — | #859 | 79 | |
| 1960 | — | #897 | 71 | |
| 1959 | #5,566 | 6 | #854 | 79 |
| 1958 | — | #892 | 71 | |
| 1957 | #6,086 | 5 | #803 | 87 |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #840 | 79 |
| 1955 | — | #713 | 105 | |
| 1954 | — | #788 | 83 | |
| 1953 | — | #735 | 95 | |
| 1952 | — | #653 | 112 | |
| 1951 | #4,385 | 7 | #672 | 108 |
| 1950 | #3,423 | 10 | #711 | 93 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #621 | 120 |
| 1948 | #3,350 | 10 | #569 | 137 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | #553 | 148 |
| 1946 | #3,217 | 10 | #573 | 125 |
| 1945 | #3,388 | 8 | #558 | 115 |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | #499 | 147 |
| 1943 | #2,695 | 12 | #459 | 189 |
| 1942 | #2,666 | 12 | #507 | 146 |
| 1941 | #2,532 | 12 | #453 | 169 |
| 1940 | #2,572 | 11 | #460 | 158 |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #461 | 156 |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | #429 | 177 |
| 1937 | #1,999 | 16 | #421 | 181 |
| 1936 | #2,689 | 10 | #403 | 184 |
| 1935 | #1,917 | 17 | #393 | 194 |
| 1934 | #2,187 | 14 | #393 | 197 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #377 | 207 |
| 1932 | #1,877 | 18 | #351 | 248 |
| 1931 | #2,024 | 16 | #334 | 264 |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | #346 | 265 |
| 1929 | #1,825 | 20 | #340 | 270 |
| 1928 | #1,961 | 19 | #325 | 298 |
| 1927 | #1,728 | 24 | #313 | 337 |
| 1926 | #1,589 | 27 | #323 | 312 |
| 1925 | #1,748 | 24 | #302 | 356 |
| 1924 | #1,566 | 29 | #299 | 365 |
| 1923 | #1,637 | 26 | #300 | 351 |
| 1922 | #1,730 | 24 | #294 | 368 |
| 1921 | #1,821 | 23 | #271 | 425 |
| 1920 | #1,470 | 30 | #259 | 443 |
| 1919 | #1,325 | 34 | #296 | 333 |
| 1918 | #1,963 | 19 | #297 | 344 |
| 1917 | #2,204 | 15 | #279 | 342 |
| 1916 | #1,581 | 23 | #275 | 343 |
| 1915 | #1,475 | 24 | #256 | 352 |
| 1914 | #1,603 | 17 | #273 | 255 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | #277 | 197 |
| 1912 | #1,719 | 11 | #321 | 134 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | #300 | 78 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #329 | 56 |
| 1909 | #1,763 | 7 | #348 | 45 |
| 1908 | — | #346 | 43 | |
| 1907 | — | #341 | 40 | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | #342 | 37 |
| 1905 | #1,696 | 6 | #329 | 37 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | #328 | 37 |
| 1903 | — | #312 | 36 | |
| 1902 | — | #404 | 25 | |
| 1901 | — | #399 | 22 | |
| 1900 | #1,319 | 9 | #325 | 43 |
| 1899 | — | #502 | 15 | |
| 1898 | — | #385 | 26 | |
| 1897 | — | #515 | 15 | |
| 1896 | — | #417 | 22 | |
| 1895 | — | #358 | 27 | |
| 1894 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1893 | — | #330 | 28 | |
| 1892 | — | #357 | 28 | |
| 1891 | — | #397 | 19 | |
| 1890 | — | #489 | 15 | |
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #484 | 16 | |
| 1887 | — | #438 | 15 | |
| 1886 | — | #403 | 19 | |
| 1885 | — | #462 | 16 | |
| 1884 | — | #433 | 18 | |
| 1883 | — | #460 | 15 | |
| 1882 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #392 | 19 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Wilmer was already there! It came in at #392, and was given to 19 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 12 boys a year got the name.
Where Wilmer is popular in 1924
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#156 · 1 in 1,018
- Pennsylvania#158 · 1 in 1,652
- Florida#160 · 1 in 972
- Maryland#163 · 1 in 1,482
- Louisiana#166 · 1 in 842
Best ever in a state: #82 in Delaware, 1942.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #156 | 16 | 1 in 1,018 |
| Pennsylvania | #158 | 55 | 1 in 1,652 |
| Florida | #160 | 12 | 1 in 972 |
| Maryland | #163 | 9 | 1 in 1,482 |
| Louisiana | #166 | 23 | 1 in 842 |
| Alabama | #176 | 22 | 1 in 1,179 |
| Wisconsin | #178 | 17 | 1 in 1,438 |
| North Dakota | #188 | 5 | 1 in 1,220 |
| Washington | #205 | 5 | 1 in 1,957 |
| Mississippi | #206 | 13 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Iowa | #212 | 12 | 1 in 1,743 |
| Nebraska | #215 | 7 | 1 in 1,749 |
| Virginia | #226 | 12 | 1 in 2,022 |
| Indiana | #242 | 11 | 1 in 2,444 |
| Minnesota | #270 | 8 | 1 in 2,761 |
| Georgia | #286 | 11 | 1 in 2,531 |
| Kentucky | #289 | 11 | 1 in 2,449 |
| Ohio | #298 | 13 | 1 in 4,153 |
| Illinois | #318 | 13 | 1 in 4,594 |
| Missouri | #355 | 7 | 1 in 4,350 |
| Michigan | #365 | 7 | 1 in 5,559 |
| South Carolina | #384 | 5 | 1 in 4,015 |
| Oklahoma | #427 | 5 | 1 in 4,561 |
| Texas | #432 | 16 | 1 in 3,507 |
| California | #434 | 7 | 1 in 5,223 |
| North Carolina | #484 | 6 | 1 in 5,804 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Wilmer
- 105 spots since 2024 (#1,833 → #1,728)
- 194 spots since 2020 (#1,922 → #1,728)
- 161 spots since 2015 (#1,567 → #1,728)
- Biggest jump: 177 spots in 1900 (#502 → #325)
- Biggest drop: 160 spots in 1965 (#921 → #1,081)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #256 (352 births)
- Births halved by 1939, 24 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 86 yrs · run 1880–1964
- Highest: 1 in 2,403 boys born in 1920 were named Wilmer (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 18,171 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #256 in 1915, was only 1 in 2,411 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.1% of all boys named Wilmer (3,525) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 | #392 (1880) | #450 |
| 1890s | 218 | #330 (1893) | #414 |
| 1900s | 365 | #312 (1903) | #347 |
| 1910s | 2,434 | #256 (1915) | #290 |
| 1920s | 3,525 | #259 (1920) | #303 |
| 1930s | 2,073 | #334 (1931) | #391 |
| 1940s | 1,454 | #453 (1941) | #525 |
| 1950s | 912 | #653 (1952) | #766 |
| 1960s | 601 | #859 (1961) | #976 |
| 1970s | 365 | #1,192 (1970) | #1,493 |
| 1980s | 407 | #1,259 (1987) | #1,627 |
| 1990s | 636 | #1,309 (1992) | #1,531 |
| 2000s | 1,241 | #1,066 (2007) | #1,257 |
| 2010s | 997 | #1,368 (2010) | #1,604 |
| 2020s | 588 | #1,530 (2023) | #1,704 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Wilmer in 1924
Top girls' names in 1924
Top boys' names in 1924
More about 1924
girls
1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 43,065 of them was named Wilmer, which outranked 73.5% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,533Sam30
- #1,533Vernita30
- #1,533Zada30
- #1,566Wilmer29
- #1,566Adah29
- #1,566Almira29
- #1,566Alverda29
- #1,612Amber28
- #1,612Arizona28
- #1,612Belen28
Tied with 45 names at #1,566; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 3,103 of them was named Wilmer, which outranked 94.0% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.