Recorded 1981–2003 Girls' name Peak 1987 45 births

Bilma — girls' name

45 babies named Bilma in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s211990s192000s5
1980s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Bilma was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

9 babies were named Bilma in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Bilma

The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Bilma between 1981 and 2003, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Bilma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Bilma performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Bilma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Bilma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Bilma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Bilma at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

45

Since 1981

23 years of records

Peak year

1987

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1981

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2003

Bilma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1981

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1987)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 2003199919941990198919871981 7

Bilma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
21 births that decade — 47% of Bilma's all-time total
1980s211990s192000s5

Bilma by state

Where Bilma concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Bilma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 11.1%
California share of Bilma's total US births 11.1%

5 of 45 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Bilma?
45 babies have been named Bilma since 1981. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1987 with 9 births.
When was Bilma most popular?
Bilma was most popular in the 1980s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
Where is Bilma most popular?
The top states for the name Bilma are California (5 births).
How long has the name Bilma been used?
Bilma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 23 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Bilma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Billie, Billy, Billye, Billi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1981–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.