Girls' name · since 1981
Bilma
Bilma has 45 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #36,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
45 girls have been named Bilma since 1981, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Bilma has 45 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2003.
- #36,115 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 45 born since 1981
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bilma ranks #36,115 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1981, peaking in the 1980s.
- #36,115 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 45
- born since 1981
- 1980s
- peak decade
Bilma's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Bilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Bilma's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1989, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Bilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2003
- Peak year (1987)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Bilma by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (21 births, 47% of the file).
1980s was Bilma's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Bilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
- 1990s
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 21 births (47% of all-time use).
Bilma by state
Where Bilma concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 11.1% |
5 of 45 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bilma's data
- Bilma's decade-level peak was the 1980s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Bilmas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bilma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~22 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1981–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bilma draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.