Girls' name · since 1908
Whilma
Since 1908, U.S. Social Security records show 20 babies named Whilma, peaking in 1908. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #46,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Whilma is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 20 have been recorded since 1908.
Whilma has 20 recorded births among girls since 1908, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 1928.
- #46,281 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 20 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Whilma ranks #46,281 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 20 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #46,281 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 20
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Whilma's 20 recorded births place it above 35.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Whilma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Whilma splits its recorded history at 1924: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births).
Whilma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1928
- Peak year (1908)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Whilma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (15 births, 75% of the file).
1920s was Whilma's strongest decade.
15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Whilma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 15 births (75% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Whilma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1908)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1908–1928 (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 Whilma 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.