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
- Peak · girls
- 1925 · 4,175 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 29 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 140,101since 1880
Wilma over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #3,645 | 41 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,963 | 37 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,595 | 43 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,413 | 31 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,778 | 38 | — | |
| 2019 | #4,006 | 36 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,614 | 42 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,220 | 34 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,622 | 23 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,403 | 32 | — | |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | — | |
| 2013 | #4,422 | 32 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,398 | 25 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,974 | 28 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,677 | 31 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,279 | 27 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,377 | 26 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,709 | 23 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,958 | 26 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,601 | 29 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,668 | 27 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,730 | 35 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,209 | 29 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,886 | 32 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,245 | 39 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,573 | 33 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,224 | 36 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,505 | 32 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,650 | 46 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,935 | 40 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,600 | 47 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,687 | 45 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,843 | 41 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,174 | 59 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,222 | 54 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,216 | 51 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,531 | 40 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,952 | 56 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,082 | 51 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,922 | 54 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,689 | 65 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,474 | 81 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,528 | 78 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,502 | 79 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,454 | 83 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,347 | 88 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,370 | 82 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,145 | 102 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,074 | 109 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,042 | 114 | — | |
| 1973 | #934 | 130 | — | |
| 1972 | #888 | 142 | — | |
| 1971 | #777 | 187 | — | |
| 1970 | #731 | 202 | — | |
| 1969 | #630 | 249 | — | |
| 1968 | #648 | 224 | — | |
| 1967 | #565 | 281 | — | |
| 1966 | #515 | 339 | — | |
| 1965 | #477 | 396 | — | |
| 1964 | #456 | 458 | — | |
| 1963 | #408 | 556 | — | |
| 1962 | #396 | 582 | — | |
| 1961 | #355 | 717 | #2,706 | 10 |
| 1960 | #362 | 724 | — | |
| 1959 | #349 | 754 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #300 | 890 | — | |
| 1957 | #282 | 986 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #253 | 1,086 | — | |
| 1955 | #248 | 1,100 | — | |
| 1954 | #223 | 1,303 | #3,452 | 6 |
| 1953 | #207 | 1,435 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #202 | 1,423 | #2,376 | 11 |
| 1951 | #178 | 1,644 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #171 | 1,655 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #167 | 1,726 | — | |
| 1948 | #164 | 1,742 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #152 | 1,910 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #144 | 1,914 | #2,271 | 11 |
| 1945 | #128 | 1,890 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #124 | 2,128 | #1,683 | 17 |
| 1943 | #120 | 2,377 | #2,182 | 12 |
| 1942 | #114 | 2,457 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #106 | 2,427 | #1,446 | 22 |
| 1940 | #93 | 2,621 | #1,471 | 21 |
| 1939 | #87 | 2,701 | #1,297 | 26 |
| 1938 | #85 | 2,871 | #1,275 | 27 |
| 1937 | #80 | 2,977 | #1,344 | 25 |
| 1936 | #78 | 3,123 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #70 | 3,361 | #1,453 | 22 |
| 1934 | #73 | 3,311 | #1,323 | 26 |
| 1933 | #66 | 3,417 | #1,498 | 21 |
| 1932 | #65 | 3,611 | #1,548 | 21 |
| 1931 | #69 | 3,741 | #1,361 | 26 |
| 1930 | #68 | 4,075 | #1,399 | 27 |
| 1929 | #66 | 4,007 | #1,312 | 29 |
| 1928 | #69 | 3,937 | #1,522 | 24 |
| 1927 | #68 | 4,153 | #1,561 | 24 |
| 1926 | #67 | 4,054 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1925 | #62 | 4,175 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1924 | #67 | 4,066 | #1,839 | 19 |
| 1923 | #74 | 3,706 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1922 | #77 | 3,535 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #72 | 3,824 | #1,703 | 21 |
| 1920 | #78 | 3,670 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #86 | 3,170 | #2,063 | 15 |
| 1918 | #82 | 3,298 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #82 | 3,071 | #1,755 | 18 |
| 1916 | #82 | 2,962 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #80 | 2,773 | #3,082 | 7 |
| 1914 | #95 | 1,788 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #92 | 1,469 | #1,365 | 15 |
| 1912 | #99 | 1,241 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #102 | 914 | — | |
| 1910 | #118 | 698 | — | |
| 1909 | #112 | 645 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #113 | 630 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #125 | 525 | — | |
| 1906 | #146 | 408 | — | |
| 1905 | #158 | 357 | — | |
| 1904 | #154 | 352 | — | |
| 1903 | #168 | 293 | — | |
| 1902 | #173 | 272 | — | |
| 1901 | #178 | 245 | — | |
| 1900 | #187 | 285 | — | |
| 1899 | #181 | 235 | — | |
| 1898 | #232 | 159 | — | |
| 1897 | #245 | 131 | — | |
| 1896 | #286 | 105 | — | |
| 1895 | #281 | 99 | — | |
| 1894 | #290 | 90 | — | |
| 1893 | #305 | 81 | — | |
| 1892 | #292 | 86 | — | |
| 1891 | #325 | 59 | — | |
| 1890 | #315 | 64 | — | |
| 1889 | #381 | 40 | — | |
| 1888 | #403 | 37 | — | |
| 1887 | #471 | 22 | — | |
| 1886 | #424 | 26 | — | |
| 1885 | #438 | 23 | — | |
| 1884 | #501 | 17 | — | |
| 1883 | #451 | 18 | — | |
| 1882 | #493 | 14 | — | |
| 1881 | #539 | 10 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
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 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kansas#16 · 1 in 92
- Missouri#16 · 1 in 99
- Oklahoma#16 · 1 in 101
- Arkansas#18 · 1 in 114
- Indiana#20 · 1 in 100
Best ever in a state: #12 in Oklahoma, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas | #16 | 163 | 1 in 92 |
| Missouri | #16 | 305 | 1 in 99 |
| Oklahoma | #16 | 247 | 1 in 101 |
| Arkansas | #18 | 177 | 1 in 114 |
| Indiana | #20 | 261 | 1 in 100 |
| Kentucky | #26 | 224 | 1 in 131 |
| Colorado | #28 | 59 | 1 in 143 |
| Oregon | #33 | 37 | 1 in 151 |
| Tennessee | #33 | 166 | 1 in 168 |
| West Virginia | #33 | 129 | 1 in 158 |
| Idaho | #34 | 23 | 1 in 150 |
| Nebraska | #35 | 79 | 1 in 144 |
| Ohio | #40 | 301 | 1 in 183 |
| Iowa | #41 | 107 | 1 in 184 |
| Wyoming | #42 | 9 | 1 in 164 |
| Utah | #45 | 24 | 1 in 195 |
| Illinois | #48 | 287 | 1 in 206 |
| Texas | #53 | 226 | 1 in 268 |
| Washington | #57 | 41 | 1 in 228 |
| North Carolina | #68 | 145 | 1 in 270 |
| Michigan | #72 | 141 | 1 in 297 |
| Alabama | #73 | 108 | 1 in 306 |
| Mississippi | #79 | 76 | 1 in 311 |
| Montana | #80 | 14 | 1 in 262 |
| South Dakota | #88 | 16 | 1 in 332 |
| Florida | #97 | 44 | 1 in 360 |
| Louisiana | #98 | 62 | 1 in 382 |
| California | #99 | 85 | 1 in 433 |
| Georgia | #106 | 74 | 1 in 442 |
| New Hampshire | #113 | 6 | 1 in 552 |
| Vermont | #113 | 5 | 1 in 489 |
| North Dakota | #115 | 15 | 1 in 417 |
| Pennsylvania | #115 | 162 | 1 in 567 |
| South Carolina | #115 | 45 | 1 in 486 |
| Wisconsin | #117 | 37 | 1 in 660 |
| Minnesota | #119 | 37 | 1 in 568 |
| Arizona | #124 | 9 | 1 in 425 |
| Virginia | #124 | 52 | 1 in 499 |
| Maine | #169 | 7 | 1 in 911 |
| New York | #174 | 88 | 1 in 1,145 |
| New Jersey | #186 | 21 | 1 in 1,479 |
| Connecticut | #202 | 7 | 1 in 1,707 |
| Maryland | #210 | 9 | 1 in 1,544 |
| Massachusetts | #234 | 12 | 1 in 2,864 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1925 at #62 (4,175 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 29 yrs · run 1912–1940
- Top 1,000: 94 yrs · run 1880–1973
- 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
- 27.9% of all girls named Wilma (39,127) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 212 | #381 (1889) | #494 |
| 1890s | 1,109 | #181 (1899) | #275 |
| 1900s | 4,012 | #112 (1909) | #151 |
| 1910s | 21,384 | #80 (1915) | #92 |
| 1920s | 39,127 | #62 (1925) | #70 |
| 1930s | 33,188 | #65 (1932) | #74 |
| 1940s | 21,192 | #93 (1940) | #131 |
| 1950s | 12,276 | #171 (1950) | #241 |
| 1960s | 4,526 | #355 (1961) | #481 |
| 1970s | 1,239 | #731 (1970) | #1,076 |
| 1980s | 609 | #1,474 (1982) | #1,912 |
| 1990s | 418 | #2,174 (1990) | #2,944 |
| 2000s | 285 | #3,730 (2002) | #4,709 |
| 2010s | 300 | #3,614 (2018) | #4,778 |
| 2020s | 224 | #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 1927
Top girls' names in 1927
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
girls
1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 287 of them was named Wilma, which outranked 98.8% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 46,955 of them was named Wilma, which outranked 67.5% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,516Vince25
- #1,516Winifred25
- #1,516Wright25
- #1,561Wilma24
- #1,561Adrain24
- #1,561Ballard24
- #1,561Benjaman24
- #1,603Arlon23
- #1,603Ashton23
- #1,603Axel23
Tied with 41 names at #1,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.