Vilma — #5791 US girls' name
4,975 babies named Vilma in U.S. Social Security records since 1901, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 67% of names given to girls today.
19% of everyone ever named Vilma was born in this single decade.
213 babies were named Vilma in 1927 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Vilma
The Social Security Administration has registered 4,975 babies named Vilma between 1901 and 2024, spanning 124 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Vilma currently holds the #5791 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 213 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Vilma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 952 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Vilma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 1,062 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Vilma in 18 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Vilma 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 4,975 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.
Vilma at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Vilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1901
- Peak year (1927)
- 213
- Annual births at peak — across 124 years of records
Currently ranks #5791 among girls.
4,975 total births across 124 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1927 with 213 births in a single year.
Vilma by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 952 births that decade — 19% of Vilma's all-time total
Vilma decade highlights
- Peak decade 952 births
- Runner-up 687 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Vilma's strongest decade
952 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 19% of all-time use.
Vilma by state
Where Vilma concentrates geographically — total births since 1901
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,062 | 21.3% |
| #2 | California | | 557 | 11.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 438 | 8.8% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 357 | 7.2% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 195 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 105 | 2.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 94 | 1.9% |
| #8 | Rhode Island | | 46 | 0.9% |
1,062 of 4,975 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 21.3% of nationwide
- California 11.2% of nationwide
- Texas 8.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 7.2% of nationwide
- New Jersey 3.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 18 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 21.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
Vilma appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1901–2024 (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.