Girls' name · since 1898
Willma
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 673 babies named Willma, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 673
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
673 girls have been named Willma since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Willma recorded 673 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1930s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1965.
- #9,778 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 673 born since 1898
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Willma ranks #9,778 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 673 born since 1898, peaking in the 1930s.
- #9,778 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 673
- born since 1898
- 1930s
- peak decade
Willma's 673 recorded births place it above 86.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Willma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Willma splits its recorded history at 1934: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1898 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 27 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Willma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1965
- Peak year (1918)
- 27
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Willma by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (165 births, 25% of the file).
1930s was Willma's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Willma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
140 births
- 1920s
1920s
151 births
- 1930s
1930s
165 births
- 1940s
1940s
105 births
- 1950s
1950s
69 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 165 births (25% of all-time use).
How Willma 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 Willma's total volume
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What to do with Willma's data
- Willma's decade-level peak was the 1930s (165 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Willma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~67 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, 1898–1965 (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 Willma 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.