Girls' name · since 1901
Vilma
Vilma has 4,989 recorded births since 1901 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,515 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,989
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Vilma is the #7515 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 4,989 recorded since 1901.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vilma has been recorded 4,989 times among girls since 1901, currently ranked #7515 nationally and more common than 57% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1901 to 2025.
- #2,582 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,515 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,989 born since 1901
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Vilma ranks #2,582 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,515 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,989 born since 1901, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,582 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,515 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,989
- born since 1901
- 1920s
- peak decade
Vilma's 4,989 recorded births place it above 96.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Vilma compares
4,989 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Vilma's all-time total is 13x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Vilma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,989 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 213 | 21 | 19,840 |
Vilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Vilma's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 38% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 62%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1901, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 213, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Vilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1901–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 213
- Annual births at peak, across 125 years of records
Vilma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (952 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Vilma's strongest decade.
952 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Vilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 64
1900s
64 births
- 1910s 360
1910s
360 births
- 1920s
1920s
952 births
- 1930s
1930s
687 births
- 1940s 251
1940s
251 births
- 1950s
1950s
455 births
- 1960s
1960s
666 births
- 1970s 321
1970s
321 births
- 1980s 345
1980s
345 births
- 1990s 359
1990s
359 births
- 2000s 254
2000s
254 births
- 2010s 158
2010s
158 births
- 2020s 117
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 952 births (19% of all-time use).
How Vilma compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Vilma's total volume
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 4,989 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Vilma appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Vilma's data
- Vilma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (952 total births); usage has since declined to 117 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Vilmas (1,062 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Vilma
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Vilma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~124 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, 1901–2025 (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 Vilma 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.